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Lake

Loch Sallochy

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′00″ N 4°06′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Sallochy Loch Sallochy
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
205 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Farlary
1.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport53 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport77 km

About Loch Sallochy

Loch Sallochy is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 205 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc-an-t-sidhean and Cnoc Bad a' Chrasgaidh.

Climate of Loch Sallochy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Sallochy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)123861097067778293114125132121

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Sallochy

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 154 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 154 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 236 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 372 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Sallochy

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 2,751 natural sites, 704 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean na h-Aibhne Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km973 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 60 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 51 kmW

60–100 km2,306 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 73 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Clett Island 75 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 80 kmW

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