- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport8 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport95 km
About Loch Grimshader
Loch Grimshader is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Creag an Fhuaraidh and Druim Dubh.
Climate of Loch Grimshader
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (160 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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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| 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° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 111 | 124 | 76 | 63 | 71 | 82 | 92 | 129 | 154 | 160 | 151 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Grimshader
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 277 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 8 kmnorth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 95 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 141 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 278 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 285 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 396 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Grimshader
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 2,030 natural sites, 1,095 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km307 places
- Tannaraidh Island 4 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 3 kmS
- Crois Eilean Island 5 kmSW
- Glas Sgeir Island 5 kmS
25–60 km686 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 37 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 29 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 28 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 36 kmSW
60–100 km2,151 places
- Isle of Skye Island 95 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmS
- Scalpay Island 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grimshader Village, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Stornoway City, Western Isles7.1 km N -
Ranish Village, Western Isles2.6 km SW
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Ceann Hurnavay Village, Western Isles3.2 km W
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Crossbost Village, Western Isles3.8 km W -
Isle of Lewis Town, Western Isles8.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Creag an Fhuaraidh Mountain, Western Isles0.5 km SW
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Druim Dubh Mountain, Western Isles1 km N
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Beinn Mhor Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km S
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Raerinish Point Natural site, Western Isles1.5 km S
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Stac Island, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Feiltanish Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km SW
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Sgeirean an Arbhair Island, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Druim nam Bacan Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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