- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport37 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport66 km
About Loch Claidh
Loch Claidh is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Glas na h-Acarsaid Fhalaich and Eilean Thinngartsaigh.
Photos of Loch Claidh
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Crionaig Mike Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eilean Glas Lighthouse simon stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Claidh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 125 | 143 | 87 | 73 | 82 | 95 | 107 | 151 | 178 | 182 | 174 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Claidh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 269 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 37 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 66 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 112 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 269 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 283 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 372 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Claidh
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 2,019 natural sites, 1,182 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km398 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 12 kmW
- Scalpay Island 7 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 9 kmSW
- Crois Eilean Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km969 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 46 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 44 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Lingay Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km1,857 places
- Isle of Skye Island 72 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 80 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles7.9 km SW
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Rhenigidale Village, Western Isles5.1 km W
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Kyles Harris Village, Western Isles6.4 km W
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Carnach Village, Western Isles6.6 km SW
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Kyles Scalpay Village, Western Isles7.3 km SW
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Kennavay Village, Western Isles7.5 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Glas na h-Acarsaid Fhalaich Island, Western Isles0.7 km W
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Eilean Thinngartsaigh Island, Western Isles1 km N
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Cnoc an Eich Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Loch Valamas Natural site, Western Isles2 km E
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Aird Chaidhanis Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Eilean Dubh a' Bhàigh Island, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Eilean Beag a' Bhàigh Island, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Tathas Mheadhonach Mountain, Western Isles2.5 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Crionaig Mountain, Western Isles5.3 km N
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Tathas Mhor Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km N
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Cnoc Loch a' Mhuim Mountain, Western Isles3.4 km W
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Caiteseal Mountain, Western Isles4.7 km NW
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Meall Mor Mountain, Western Isles4.7 km NE
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Colla Sgairbh Mountain, Western Isles5.3 km N
Sources & licences
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