- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport83 km
- INV Inverness Airport98 km
About Loch Shieldaig
Loch Shieldaig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Aird and Ardheslaig.
Photos of Loch Shieldaig
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Shieldaig Island Dave Fergusson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Shieldaig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 245 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (245 mm)
- Driest month
- May (91 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 227 | 149 | 183 | 103 | 91 | 106 | 116 | 131 | 203 | 229 | 245 | 233 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Shieldaig
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 83 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 204 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 101 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 204 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 207 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Shieldaig
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,940 natural sites, 1,407 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km426 places
- Eilean Tigh Island 19 kmW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 21 kmNE
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 19 kmNE
- Island of Rona Island 18 kmW
25–60 km1,643 places
- Isle of Skye Island 44 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 30 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 57 kmW
- Scalpay Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km3,314 places
- Hebrides Island 94 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 77 kmNW
- Eigg Island 78 kmS
- Scalpay Island 68 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardheslaig Village, Highland1.5 km W -
Lower Diabaig Village, Highland2.1 km NE
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Upper Diabaig Village, Highland2.7 km NE
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Diabaig Village, Highland3.2 km N -
Shieldaig Village, Highland3.7 km SE -
Wester Alligin Village, Highland3.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aird Mountain, Highland1.2 km W
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Ardheslaig Mountain, Highland1.5 km SW
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Cnoc na h-Araid Mountain, Highland1.6 km N
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Meall an Doire Dhuibh Mountain, Highland1.8 km SW
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Creag an Fhraoich Mountain, Highland1.8 km NE
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Cnoc a' Bhealaich Mhoir Mountain, Highland1.9 km N
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Meall na h-Araid Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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Loch Diabaig Natural site, Highland1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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