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Loch Rusky

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°12′00″ N 4°14′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Rusky Loch Rusky
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Callander
5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport39 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km

About Loch Rusky

Loch Rusky is a lake. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 141 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Ben Gullipen and Beinn Dearg.

Climate of Loch Rusky

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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 Loch Rusky
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)22014415288988898118160193188191

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Rusky

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 39 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 37 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 83 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 168 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Loch Rusky

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 4,000 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km338 places

  • Inchcailloch Island 24 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 13 kmW
  • Aber Isle Island 24 kmSW
  • Clairinsh Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,422 places

  • Inishail Island 56 kmW
  • Inchlonaig Island 26 kmSW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 55 kmW
  • Bucinch Island 25 kmSW

60–100 km3,536 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 92 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 78 kmS

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