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Loch Tummel

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°42′00″ N 3°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Tummel Loch Tummel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
288 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Strathtummel
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport61 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport90 km

About Loch Tummel

Loch Tummel is a lake. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 288 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Meall Tairbh and Sron Mhor.

Climate of Loch Tummel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (172 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Tummel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1721081216880758090118142139143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Loch Tummel

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (90 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 63 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 61 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 90 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 121 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 240 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Tummel

Within 100 km: 162 historic and cultural sites, 4,127 natural sites, 889 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km384 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 14 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 11 kmS
  • Lamb Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Eilean Mòr Island 12 kmS

25–60 km1,760 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 57 kmSE
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 46 kmSE
  • Eilean Molach Island 51 kmW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 54 kmNW

60–100 km3,034 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 89 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 97 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Strathtummel Village, Perth and Kinross
    2.2 km NW
  • Foss Village, Perth and Kinross
    3.8 km W
  • Kirkton Village, Perth and Kinross
    3.8 km W
  • Aberfeldy Village, Perth and Kinross
    9.2 km S
  • Struan Village, Perth and Kinross
    5.6 km N
  • Pitlochry Village, Perth and Kinross
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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