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Loch Shiel

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′00″ N 5°35′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Shiel Loch Shiel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Polloch
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport85 km
BRR Barra Airport116 km

About Loch Shiel

Loch Shiel is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 94 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Eileanan Comhlach and Eilean Mhic Dhomhnuill Dhuibh.

Climate of Loch Shiel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (278 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Shiel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)278176223125105113135160228250267266

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Shiel

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (124 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 131 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 116 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 164 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 244 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Shiel

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 4,182 natural sites, 1,324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km513 places

  • Oronsay Island 25 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Eilean Shona Island 17 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,823 places

  • Eigg Island 38 kmW
  • Eriska Island 30 kmS
  • Ulva Island 52 kmSW
  • Treshnish Isles Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km3,202 places

  • Hebrides Island 78 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 70 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 89 kmSW

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