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Loch Scadavay

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′00″ N 7°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Scadavay Loch Scadavay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of North Uist
5.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport15 km
BRR Barra Airport65 km

About Loch Scadavay

Loch Scadavay is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Loch Fada and Fliseabhal.

Climate of Loch Scadavay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (165 mm)
Driest month
May (66 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 Scadavay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15211112277667690104138165162155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Scadavay

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 15 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 65 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 308 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Scadavay

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,296 natural sites, 1,025 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km426 places

  • Lingay Island 9 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 12 kmSE
  • Bhalaigh Island 23 kmNE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 16 kmN

25–60 km691 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 43 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 46 kmNE
  • Clett Island 37 kmE

60–100 km1,227 places

  • Hebrides Island 75 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 69 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 72 kmS

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