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Natural site

Loch Cravadale

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′00″ N 7°04′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Cravadale Loch Cravadale
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Govig
5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport49 km
BEB Benbecula Airport62 km

About Loch Cravadale

Loch Cravadale is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Meilein and Grèine Sgeir.

Climate of Loch Cravadale

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (177 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).

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Climate of Loch Cravadale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16712714086738094107147177176168

How to get to Loch Cravadale

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 294 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 49 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 62 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 313 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 329 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 387 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Cravadale

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,148 natural sites, 953 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 20 kmSE
  • Gousam Island 22 kmNE
  • Tearbaso Island 25 kmN
  • Soay Mór Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km814 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 37 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 38 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 29 kmSE
  • Lingay Island 39 kmS

60–100 km968 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 92 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 63 kmSE
  • Clett Island 60 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govig Village, Western Isles
    5 km S
  • Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles
    8.1 km SE
  • Cliasmol Village, Western Isles
    9.9 km SE
  • Mealasta Village, Western Isles
    10 km N
  • Brenish Village, Western Isles
    12 km N
  • Miavag Village, Western Isles
    12 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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