- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport2 km
- BRR Barra Airport52 km
About Loch Olavat
Loch Olavat is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Triallabreac Beg and Sunamul.
Climate of Loch Olavat
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (160 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 109 | 120 | 75 | 64 | 73 | 88 | 102 | 136 | 160 | 157 | 151 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Olavat
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 2 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 261 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 2 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 52 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Olavat
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,201 natural sites, 978 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km416 places
- Lingay Island 23 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 18 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 12 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 25 kmNE
25–60 km534 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 56 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 42 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Scalpay Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km1,250 places
- Hebrides Island 65 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 77 kmE
- Eigg Island 96 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Uachdar Village, Western Isles0.4 km SW
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Sunamul Island Village, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles4 km S
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Dunganachy Village, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Gramisdale Village, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Balivanich Village, Western Isles2.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Triallabreac Beg Island, Western Isles0.6 km NE
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Sunamul Island, Western Isles0.7 km N
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Rubha Fliuch Island, Western Isles0.8 km E
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Eilean a' Bhaile Island, Western Isles1.4 km NE
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Eilean na Brathe Island, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Eileanan Àrda Island, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Eilean Mhic Caoilte Island, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Dùn Buidhe Island, Western Isles1.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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