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Lake of Menteith

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′00″ N 4°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lake of Menteith Lake of Menteith
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
27 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Port of Menteith
2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport34 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport62 km

About Lake of Menteith

Lake of Menteith is a lake. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Inchie Hill and Keir Hill.

Climate of Lake of Menteith

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (220 mm)
Driest month
April (88 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 Lake of Menteith
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)22014415288988898118160193188191

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake of Menteith

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 34 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 34 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 88 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 173 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 203 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Lake of Menteith

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 3,983 natural sites, 1,093 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km338 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 22 kmW
  • Inchcailloch Island 20 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 12 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,388 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Inishail Island 54 kmNW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 53 kmNW
  • Island I Vow Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km3,532 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 74 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmSW

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