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Loch Scarmclate

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°31′00″ N 3°23′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Scarmclate Loch Scarmclate
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gillock
1.6 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 Airport18 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport56 km

About Loch Scarmclate

Loch Scarmclate is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Stemster and Spittal Hill.

Climate of Loch Scarmclate

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Scarmclate
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1057995625457647599113120110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Scarmclate

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 171 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 18 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 56 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 229 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 300 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Scarmclate

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 1,245 natural sites, 401 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km126 places

  • Clett Island 15 kmNW
  • Island of Stroma Island 24 kmNE
  • Cleet of Brough Island 15 kmN
  • Clett Island 22 kmNE

25–60 km555 places

  • Hoy Island 37 kmN
  • Flotta Island 39 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 40 kmNE
  • Ward Holm Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,016 places

  • Shapinsay Island 66 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 75 kmN
  • Eday Island 82 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 97 kmN

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