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Loch Scye

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°28′00″ N 3°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Scye Loch Scye
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
190 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dorrery
4.9 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 Airport35 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport72 km

About Loch Scye

Loch Scye is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 190 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Beinn nam Bad Beag and Beinn nam Bad Mor.

Climate of Loch Scye

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Scye
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)115841046964707586109121129117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Scye

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 175 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 35 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 72 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 227 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 292 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Scye

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 1,592 natural sites, 511 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Clett Island 20 kmNE
  • Glass Islands Island 23 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 24 kmNW
  • Glas-eilean Mor Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km659 places

  • Hoy Island 49 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 53 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 58 kmNE
  • Switha Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km1,358 places

  • Shapinsay Island 80 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 87 kmNE
  • Eday Island 96 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 84 kmNE

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