- Population
- 893
- 893
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport89 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport104 km
About Lochcarron
Lochcarron is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 893. Elevation: 11 m.
Lochcarron (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Carrann) is a village, community and civil parish in the Wester Ross area of Highland, Scotland. It has a population of 923.
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Climate of Lochcarron
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 282 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (282 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 279 | 186 | 231 | 125 | 110 | 121 | 135 | 155 | 232 | 261 | 282 | 278 |
How to get to Lochcarron
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 89 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 185 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 104 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 187 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lochcarron
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,079 natural sites, 1,116 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km475 places
- Eilean Bàn Island 20 kmSW
- Eilean Donan Island 14 kmS
- Crowlin Islands Island 21 kmW
- Black Islands Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km1,928 places
- Isle of Skye Island 47 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 34 kmW
- Scalpay Island 32 kmSW
- Eilean Tigh Island 33 kmNW
60–100 km2,826 places
- Hebrides Island 93 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 96 kmNW
- Eigg Island 69 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Lochcarron Mountain, Highland1.5 km W
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Cnoc Loch a' Choire Leith Mountain, Highland2.2 km W
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Sgeir Fhada Island, Scotland1.4 km E
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Carnan Mountain, Highland2.7 km NW
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Sithean Uaine Mountain, Highland3 km W
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The Black Mares Rock Mountain, Highland3 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources