- Elevation
- 151 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport40 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport62 km
About Loch na Moracha
Loch na Moracha is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 151 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bhomasdal and Roneval.
Photos of Loch na Moracha
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Stromay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Roneval Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Chaipaval Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch na Moracha
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (175 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 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° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 135 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 95 | 107 | 149 | 174 | 175 | 167 |
How to get to Loch na Moracha
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 271 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 40 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 62 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 89 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 271 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 309 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch na Moracha
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,532 natural sites, 1,098 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km360 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 17 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 22 kmNE
- Lingay Island 19 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,120 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 60 kmN
- Clett Island 36 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 55 kmN
60–100 km1,174 places
- Hebrides Island 91 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 70 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles1.5 km S
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Obbe Village, Western Isles1.9 km S
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Glen Kyles Village, Western Isles2.3 km W
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Carminish Village, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Northton Village, Western Isles4 km W
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Taobh Tuath Village, Western Isles4.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Bhomasdal Mountain, Western Isles1 km NE
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Roneval Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km SE
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Bhoiseabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km SE
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Stromay Island, Western Isles2 km W
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Mula Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km N
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Roineabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km SE
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Loch Steisevat Lake, Western Isles2.1 km SW
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Loch Langavat Lake, Western Isles2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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