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Lochan a’ Choire

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′32″ N 4°34′16″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan a’ Choire Lochan a’ Choire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
619 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tòrgulbin
4.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport72 km
DND Dundee Airport110 km

About Lochan a’ Choire

Lochan a’ Choire is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 619 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Creag Meagaidh.

Climate of Lochan a’ Choire

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (284 mm)
Driest month
June (110 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 Lochan a’ Choire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°11°13°15°14°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)284183216115115110119142204237248258

How to get to Lochan a’ Choire

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (121 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 112 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 72 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 110 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 151 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 276 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lochan a’ Choire

Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 5,022 natural sites, 1,176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km420 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 17 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km1,944 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 54 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Molach Island 40 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 53 kmSW

60–100 km3,886 places

  • Eigg Island 97 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 93 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 89 kmW
  • Eriska Island 70 kmSW

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