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Loch Ruthven

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′00″ N 4°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Ruthven Loch Ruthven
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
314 m
above sea level
Nearest town
East Croachy
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport27 km
DND Dundee Airport124 km

About Loch Ruthven

Loch Ruthven is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 314 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Stac na Cathaig and Loch a’ Choire.

Climate of Loch Ruthven

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (220 mm)
Driest month
April (95 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 Ruthven
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)220144169959696101118159186194196

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Ruthven

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (126 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 124 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 27 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 124 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 133 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 163 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 310 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Ruthven

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 4,541 natural sites, 894 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km358 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 6 kmN
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 15 kmE
  • Isle of Moy Island 15 kmE

25–60 km1,577 places

  • Moy Island Island 29 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 43 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 42 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km3,547 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 69 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 98 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 84 kmNW

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