- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport64 km
- INV Inverness Airport96 km
About Loch Thuirnaig
Loch Thuirnaig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Ploc an Rubha and Creag na Ba Leithe.
Climate of Loch Thuirnaig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 235 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (235 mm)
- Driest month
- May (89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 219 | 147 | 180 | 102 | 89 | 104 | 114 | 130 | 194 | 220 | 235 | 223 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Thuirnaig
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 217 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 64 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 111 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 217 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 252 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Thuirnaig
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,777 natural sites, 1,212 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km401 places
- Summer Isles Island 25 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 12 kmSE
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 11 kmSE
- Priest Island Island 19 kmN
25–60 km1,457 places
- Island of Raasay Island 54 kmSW
- Eilean a' Char Island 27 kmN
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 59 kmNW
- Mullach Buidhe Island 47 kmW
60–100 km3,164 places
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 73 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 70 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 89 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ploc an Rubha Mountain, Highland0.7 km W
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Creag na Ba Leithe Mountain, Highland1.1 km S
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Meall Camas Phail Mountain, Highland1.4 km SW
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Meall an Doire Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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Meall Suil a' Chrotha Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Carn an Eich Dheirg Mountain, Highland2.1 km S
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Leathad Mor Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
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Meall an Leathaid Dharaich Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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