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Loch Dunakillie

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°10′00″ N 7°25′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Dunakillie Loch Dunakillie
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Daliburgh
1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BRR Barra Airport16 km
BEB Benbecula Airport35 km

About Loch Dunakillie

Loch Dunakillie is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Loch Hallan and Eilean Chreamh.

Climate of Loch Dunakillie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (162 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Dunakillie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°14°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15111012077657390104136162157152

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Dunakillie

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 242 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 16 kmsouth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 35 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 81 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 293 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 301 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 322 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loch Dunakillie

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 934 natural sites, 824 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 22 kmS
  • Stulaigh Island 11 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 21 kmNE
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 18 kmS

25–60 km509 places

  • Hebrides Island 43 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 60 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 58 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 41 kmNE

60–100 km1,063 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 72 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 89 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 85 kmE
  • Eigg Island 81 kmE

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