- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport13 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport58 km
About Loch Watten
Loch Watten is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 15 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Watten and Backlass Hill.
Climate of Loch Watten
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (117 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 80 | 94 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 96 | 112 | 117 | 108 |
How to get to Loch Watten
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 13 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 58 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 85 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 225 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 297 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Watten Village, Highland1.3 km SE
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Bowertower Village, Highland5.6 km N
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East Watten Village, Highland3 km E
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Faulds Village, Highland3.7 km N
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Gillock Village, Highland4.4 km NW
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Strath Village, Highland4.4 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Watten Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Backlass Hill Mountain, Highland3.3 km SW
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Strath Burn River, Highland2.1 km SE
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Burn of Acharole River, Highland2.1 km SE
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Loch of Toftingall Lake, Highland5.4 km SW
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Loch Scarmclate Lake, Highland5.4 km NW
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Spittal Hill Mountain, Highland6.5 km W
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Hill of Stemster Mountain, Highland9 km NW
Sources & licences
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