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Sgurr na Laocainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°44′22″ N 5°23′11″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr na Laocainn Sgurr na Laocainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
721 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterewe
6.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport77 km
INV Inverness Airport83 km

About Sgurr na Laocainn

Sgurr na Laocainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 721 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Carn na Paite and Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor.

Climate of Sgurr na Laocainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (265 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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
Climate of Sgurr na Laocainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°12°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Sgurr na Laocainn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 77 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 83 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 220 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 351 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr na Laocainn

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,926 natural sites, 1,099 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km494 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 7 kmSW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 9 kmSW
  • Gruinard Island Island 17 kmN
  • Eilean Furadh Mòr Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,540 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 32 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 55 kmE
  • Eilean Trodday Island 54 kmW

60–100 km3,027 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 86 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 77 kmW

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