- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport24 km
- BRR Barra Airport28 km
About Loch Ollay
Loch Ollay is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include South Uist and Beinn Bheag Tuath.
Photos of Loch Ollay
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Beinn Choradail Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Ollay
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 (162 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 110 | 120 | 77 | 65 | 73 | 90 | 104 | 136 | 162 | 157 | 152 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Ollay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 247 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 24 kmnorth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 28 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 247 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 295 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 311 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Ollay
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,048 natural sites, 859 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km248 places
- Stulaigh Island 11 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 10 kmNE
- Dùn Mòr Island 9 kmN
- Tathanais Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km586 places
- Hebrides Island 47 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 51 kmNE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 34 kmS
- Lingay Island 47 kmN
60–100 km1,094 places
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 78 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 79 kmE
- Eigg Island 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of South Uist Village, Western Isles3.1 km SE
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Howmore Village, Western Isles3.8 km N
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Kildonan Village, Western Isles5.2 km SW
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Stilligarry Village, Western Isles6.3 km N
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Frobost Village, Western Isles7.4 km S
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West Gerinish Village, Western Isles9.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
South Uist Island, Western Isles2.1 km SE
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Beinn Bheag Tuath Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km SE
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Hatharsal Mountain, Western Isles3.7 km N
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Eilean Dubh-fraoich Island, Western Isles3.3 km N
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Beinn Choradail Mountain, Western Isles5.4 km E
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Eilean an t-Sagairt Island, Western Isles3.4 km N
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Eilean a' Chro Island, Western Isles3.4 km N
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Loch Kildonan Lake, Western Isles3.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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