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Loch Maddy

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′00″ N 7°08′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Maddy Loch Maddy
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport19 km
BRR Barra Airport67 km

About Loch Maddy

Loch Maddy is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Fathoire and Hamarsaigh.

Climate of Loch Maddy

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (167 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Maddy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15511312577677791105142167164159

How to get to Loch Maddy

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 261 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 19 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 67 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Maddy

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,464 natural sites, 1,075 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km428 places

  • Lingay Island 12 kmNW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 10 kmS
  • Bhalaigh Island 18 kmNE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN

25–60 km790 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 40 kmNE
  • Clett Island 31 kmE

60–100 km1,345 places

  • Hebrides Island 73 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 63 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 68 kmE
  • Eigg Island 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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