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Loch Toscaig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°22′00″ N 5°52′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Toscaig Loch Toscaig
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Coille Ghillidh
2.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport91 km
SYY Stornoway Airport99 km

About Loch Toscaig

Loch Toscaig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Beag and Eilean na Bà.

Climate of Loch Toscaig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 242 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (242 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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Climate of Loch Toscaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)2211411769889105113127202227242229

How to get to Loch Toscaig

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 194 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 91 kmwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 99 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 227 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 308 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Toscaig

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,803 natural sites, 1,484 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 24 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 12 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 12 kmSW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,664 places

  • Eigg Island 55 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 49 kmW
  • Clett Island 50 kmW
  • Dùn Mòr Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km3,270 places

  • Hebrides Island 72 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 73 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 79 kmS

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