- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport13 km
- BRR Barra Airport61 km
About Loch Eport
Loch Eport is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Burebhal and Eilean Leathann.
Photos of Loch Eport
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Eport
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
How to get to Loch Eport
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 13 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 259 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 13 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 61 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 259 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Eport
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,396 natural sites, 1,065 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km433 places
- Lingay Island 15 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 5 kmSE
- Bhalaigh Island 25 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 21 kmN
25–60 km699 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 45 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
- Scalpay Island 47 kmNE
- Clett Island 33 kmE
60–100 km1,352 places
- Hebrides Island 68 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 63 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 70 kmE
- Eigg Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles5.6 km N
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Strumore Village, Western Isles6 km N
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Cladach Chairinis Village, Western Isles6 km SW
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Seana Bhaile Village, Western Isles6.2 km SW
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles6.3 km SW
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burebhal Mountain, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Eilean Leathann Island, Western Isles1.1 km S
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Cnoc Loch Crogabhat Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km E
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Eilean Fada Island, Western Isles1.3 km SW
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Eilean Mhic Shealtair Island, Western Isles1.6 km NE
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Druim na h-Uamh Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km SE
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Eilean nam Mult Island, Western Isles2 km W
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Loch Obisary Lake, Western Isles2.1 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Eaval Mountain, Western Isles3.7 km S
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North Lee Mountain, Western Isles4.1 km NE
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Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km E
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South Lee Mountain, Western Isles3 km NE
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Beinn na h-Aire Mountain, Western Isles4.1 km S
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Aird Bagh Moraig Mountain, Western Isles4.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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