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Loch Sletill

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′00″ N 3°47′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Sletill Loch Sletill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
178 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Forsinain
5.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport41 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport80 km

About Loch Sletill

Loch Sletill is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 178 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Clàr Loch and Sletill Hill.

Climate of Loch Sletill

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 Sletill
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 Sletill

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 41 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 41 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 80 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 97 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 220 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 275 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 284 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Sletill

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,714 natural sites, 531 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Eilean nam Meann Island 25 kmSW
  • Eilean Garbh Island 24 kmW
  • Clèit a' Gheodha Ruaidh Island 25 kmNW
  • Rubha Mòr Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km627 places

  • Hoy Island 57 kmNE
  • Clett Island 29 kmNE
  • Switha Island 60 kmNE
  • Island of Stroma Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,497 places

  • Shapinsay Island 89 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 96 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 62 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 93 kmNE

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