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Lochan Thulachan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°21′00″ N 3°33′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Thulachan Lochan Thulachan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
152 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Caithness-shire
8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport29 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport77 km

About Lochan Thulachan

Lochan Thulachan is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 152 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Loch More and Cnocan Conachreag.

Climate of Lochan Thulachan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Thulachan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°11°14°15°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°7°9°9°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10679956559647080101113120109

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lochan Thulachan

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 160 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 29 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 77 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 268 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 394 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lochan Thulachan

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,610 natural sites, 513 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 22 kmE
  • Loch Watten Lake 20 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 16 kmNW
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km590 places

  • Hoy Island 58 kmN
  • Flotta Island 59 kmNE
  • Clett Island 30 kmN
  • Switha Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,459 places

  • Shapinsay Island 87 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 96 kmN
  • Wyre Island 92 kmN
  • Auskerry Island 95 kmNE

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