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Natural site

Loch Rodel

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°44′00″ N 6°58′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Rodel Loch Rodel
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Rodel
1.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport37 km
SYY Stornoway Airport66 km

About Loch Rodel

Loch Rodel is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Rubha Reinis and Corr-eilean.

Climate of Loch Rodel

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
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).

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Climate of Loch Rodel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16312013583698095107149174175167

How to get to Loch Rodel

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 37 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 66 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 300 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 355 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Rodel

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 1,614 natural sites, 1,130 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 21 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 23 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 18 kmW
  • Rosaigh Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,159 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmSE
  • Clett Island 30 kmSE
  • Tannaraidh Island 54 kmNE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,277 places

  • Hebrides Island 86 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rodel Village, Western Isles
    1.3 km N
  • Borrisdale Village, Western Isles
    1.6 km NW
  • Carminish Village, Western Isles
    3.5 km NW
  • Obbe Village, Western Isles
    4.3 km NW
  • Leverburgh Village, Western Isles
    4.9 km NW
  • Finsbay Village, Western Isles
    5.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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