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Loch Leven

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°12′00″ N 3°22′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Leven Loch Leven
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
106 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinross
3.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport28 km
DND Dundee Airport35 km

About Loch Leven

Loch Leven is a lake. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 106 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Loch Leven and Castle Island.

Climate of Loch Leven

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (99 mm)
Driest month
April (52 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 Leven
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)996574525961636579928389

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Leven

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 30 km to the south.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 28 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 35 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 30 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 39 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 131 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 176 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Leven

Within 100 km: 212 historic and cultural sites, 3,185 natural sites, 704 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 18 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 25 kmS
  • Mugdrum Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 32 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 37 kmSE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 48 kmE
  • Isle of May Island 50 kmE

60–100 km2,793 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 78 kmW
  • Inchcailloch Island 75 kmW
  • Ellens Isle Island 66 kmW
  • Aber Isle Island 74 kmW

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