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Lake

Loch Tuim Ghlais

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°27′00″ N 3°45′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Tuim Ghlais Loch Tuim Ghlais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
162 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trantlebeg
7.8 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 Airport38 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport75 km

About Loch Tuim Ghlais

Loch Tuim Ghlais is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Lochan Ealach Beag and Cnoc an Fhuarain Bhain.

Climate of Loch Tuim Ghlais

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 1°)
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 Tuim Ghlais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°9°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)115841046964707586109121129117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Tuim Ghlais

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 176 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 38 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 75 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 225 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 280 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 289 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Tuim Ghlais

Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 1,626 natural sites, 515 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

  • Clett Island 23 kmNE
  • Glass Islands Island 22 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 23 kmNW
  • Glas-eilean Mor Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km660 places

  • Hoy Island 52 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 56 kmNE
  • Switha Island 54 kmNE
  • Island of Stroma Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km1,381 places

  • Shapinsay Island 84 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 90 kmNE
  • Eday Island 99 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 87 kmNE

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