- Elevation
- 133 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport34 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport74 km
About Loch Morsgail
Loch Morsgail is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 133 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Scalaval and Eilean na h-Iolaire.
Climate of Loch Morsgail
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (173 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 123 | 137 | 87 | 73 | 80 | 93 | 105 | 144 | 173 | 173 | 165 |
How to get to Loch Morsgail
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 293 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 34 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 293 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 325 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Morsgail
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,368 natural sites, 987 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km567 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 21 kmS
- Bearasaigh Island 22 kmN
- Craigeam Island 23 kmN
- Cèabhaigh Island 15 kmN
25–60 km499 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 25 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 27 kmN
- Scalpay Island 27 kmSE
- Lingay Island 50 kmSW
60–100 km1,308 places
- Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 91 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 66 kmS
- Clett Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scalaval Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km S
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Eilean na h-Iolaire Island, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Eilean an Tighe Island, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Sgeir Glas Bun Abhainn a' Lòin Island, Western Isles1.3 km NW
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Sgalabhal Mheadhonach Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Ascleit Mountain, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Eilean a' Chlachain Island, Western Isles2.1 km N
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Caultrashal Mor Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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