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Natural site

Loch Torridon

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°35′00″ N 5°46′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Torridon Loch Torridon
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Arrina
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
BEB Benbecula Airport96 km

About Loch Torridon

Loch Torridon is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Arrisa and Rubha na Fearn.

Climate of Loch Torridon

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Loch Torridon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)22714918310391106116131203229245233

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Torridon

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 210 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 96 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Torridon

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,857 natural sites, 1,482 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Eilean Tigh Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 21 kmNE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 20 kmNE
  • Island of Rona Island 13 kmW

25–60 km1,574 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 43 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 29 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 53 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 36 kmS

60–100 km3,441 places

  • Hebrides Island 93 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 71 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 80 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 100 kmNW

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