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Loch Meavaig

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°56′00″ N 6°54′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Meavaig Loch Meavaig
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Miavag
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport46 km
BEB Benbecula Airport57 km

About Loch Meavaig

Loch Meavaig is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Meavaig River and Aird Chathanais.

Climate of Loch Meavaig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (185 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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 Meavaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)174130149927686100113157185185176

How to get to Loch Meavaig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 281 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 46 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 57 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 281 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 301 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 315 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 376 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Meavaig

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,488 natural sites, 1,048 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km428 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 7 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 16 kmSE
  • Rosaigh Island 14 kmSE
  • Aird Mhor Island 16 kmS

25–60 km903 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 51 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 42 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 43 kmN
  • Lingay Island 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,225 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 81 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 79 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 91 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 87 kmE

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