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Dowally Loch

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°36′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Dowally Loch Dowally Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunkeld
3.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport39 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport74 km

About Dowally Loch

Dowally Loch is a lake. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 305 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Rotmell Hill and Craig a Barns.

Climate of Dowally Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Dowally Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)124788554646265698810598102

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dowally Loch

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (74 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 41 km to the east.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 39 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 74 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 41 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 110 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 220 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dowally Loch

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 3,697 natural sites, 749 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km329 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 23 kmW
  • Island of Clunie Island 10 kmE
  • The Stanners Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km1,566 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 35 kmSE
  • St Serf's Island Island 48 kmS
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 26 kmSE
  • Roy's Folly Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,733 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 64 kmS
  • Cramond beach Beach 71 kmS
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 78 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dunkeld Village, Perth and Kinross
    3.9 km S
  • Dowally Village, Perth and Kinross
    1 km W
  • Dalguise Village, Perth and Kinross
    2.7 km W
  • Guay Village, Perth and Kinross
    3.3 km NW
  • Kindallachan Village, Perth and Kinross
    4.1 km NW
  • Birnam Village, Perth and Kinross
    4.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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