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Natural site

Loch Ouirn

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°02′00″ N 6°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Ouirn Loch Ouirn
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Calbost
8.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport21 km
BEB Benbecula Airport90 km

About Loch Ouirn

Loch Ouirn is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Kebock Head and Druim Chlachan Mora.

Climate of Loch Ouirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (152 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Ouirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1461091187460677786120146152141

How to get to Loch Ouirn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 263 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 21 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 90 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 133 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 263 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 267 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 297 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 383 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Ouirn

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 2,447 natural sites, 1,193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Tannaraidh Island 14 kmNW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 12 kmNW
  • Crois Eilean Island 13 kmNW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km1,161 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 36 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 43 kmNW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 42 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km2,282 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 82 kmS
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 64 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 85 kmS

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