- Elevation
- 449 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport46 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport75 km
About Loch Skiach
Loch Skiach is a lake. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 449 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Meall Reamhar and Craig Lochie.
Climate of Loch Skiach
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 98 | 107 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 107 | 130 | 124 | 130 |
How to get to Loch Skiach
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (75 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 48 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 46 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmsouth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 92 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 48 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 116 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 224 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Skiach
Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 3,799 natural sites, 794 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km346 places
- Isle of Spar Island 17 kmW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 16 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 17 kmE
- Lamb Island Island 5 kmNE
25–60 km1,623 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 40 kmSE
- St Serf's Island Island 51 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 30 kmSE
- Roy's Folly Island 49 kmSE
60–100 km2,806 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 74 kmS
- Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Stewartfield Village, Perth and Kinross2 km E
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Dunkeld Village, Perth and Kinross8.9 km SE -
Dalguise Village, Perth and Kinross4.7 km E
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Aberfeldy Village, Perth and Kinross9.5 km W -
Balmacneil Village, Perth and Kinross5.1 km NE
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Balnaguard Village, Perth and Kinross5.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Reamhar Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.1 km W
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Craig Lochie Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.1 km N
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Creag Craiggan Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.6 km NW
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Stob Loch Skiach Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.6 km NE
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Creag a' Choire Odhair Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.8 km N
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Elrick More Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.8 km E
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Elrick Beg Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.4 km E
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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