- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport76 km
- BRR Barra Airport86 km
About Loch Sligachan
Loch Sligachan is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Ben Lee and Glamaig - Sgurr Mhairi.
Photos of Loch Sligachan
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Marsco Lynne Kirton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glamaig - Sgurr Mhairi Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Loch Sligachan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 253 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (253 mm)
- Driest month
- May (97 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° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 231 | 145 | 188 | 109 | 97 | 112 | 121 | 138 | 216 | 241 | 253 | 238 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Sligachan
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 198 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 76 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 86 kmwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 198 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 236 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 244 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 303 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Sligachan
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,391 natural sites, 1,490 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km333 places
- Isle of Skye Island 7 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 8 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 10 kmE
- Wiay Island Island 22 kmW
25–60 km1,298 places
- Hebrides Island 56 kmSW
- Eigg Island 46 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmNW
- Clett Island 38 kmNW
60–100 km3,285 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 76 kmNW
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 92 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 69 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sconser Village, Highland1.4 km E -
Peinachorrain Village, Highland1.7 km NE
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Ollach Village, Highland3.7 km N -
Gedintailor Village, Highland2.8 km N
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Inverarish Village, Highland5.2 km NE
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Clachan Village, Highland5.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Lee Mountain, Highland1.4 km NW
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Glamaig - Sgurr Mhairi Mountain, Highland2.6 km S
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An Coileach Mountain, Highland2.4 km SE
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Beinn nan Capull Mountain, Highland2.9 km NW
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Balmeanach Bay Natural site, Highland2.7 km NE
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Glen Varragill Natural site, Highland4.4 km NW
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Meall Buidhe Mountain, Highland4.2 km E
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Druim nan Cleochd Mountain, Highland4.2 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Marsco Mountain, Highland7.5 km S
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Beinn Dearg Mhor Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
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Meall a' Mhaoil Mountain, Highland4.6 km E
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Sligachan Waterfalls Natural site, Highland4.1 km SW
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Leathad Chrithinn Mountain, Highland5 km SE
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Glen Drynoch Natural site, Highland7.3 km W
Sources & licences
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