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Loch Ruard

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°22′00″ N 3°28′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Ruard Loch Ruard
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
147 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achavanich
3.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport24 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport73 km

About Loch Ruard

Loch Ruard is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 147 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Coire na Beinne and Loch Rangag.

Climate of Loch Ruard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
May (58 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Loch Ruard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°11°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1057995645861677799112118108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Ruard

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 159 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 24 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 73 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 159 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 269 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 395 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loch Ruard

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 1,492 natural sites, 490 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 17 kmE
  • Loch of Wester Lake 25 kmNE
  • Loch Watten Lake 16 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km568 places

  • Hoy Island 55 kmN
  • Flotta Island 56 kmN
  • Hesta Head Natural site 56 kmNE
  • Clett Island 29 kmN

60–100 km1,348 places

  • Shapinsay Island 83 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 93 kmN
  • Eday Island 99 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 88 kmN

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