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Loch of Blairs

Located in Moray, Scotland Coordinates: 57°35′00″ N 3°38′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch of Blairs Loch of Blairs
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Forres
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport25 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport96 km

About Loch of Blairs

Loch of Blairs is a lake. Location: Moray, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Riverview Park and Roysvale Park.

Climate of Loch of Blairs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (76 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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 Loch of Blairs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)765162444955576469747568

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Loch of Blairs

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (96 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 105 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 25 kmwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 96 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 103 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 316 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch of Blairs

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 3,198 natural sites, 604 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Island Roary Island 23 kmSE
  • Craigroy Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Stony Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Loch Spynie Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,037 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 26 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 26 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 52 kmE
  • Moy Island Island 54 kmW

60–100 km2,692 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 87 kmSE
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 90 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 94 kmNW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 68 kmNW

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