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Loch Scourst

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°58′00″ N 6°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Scourst Loch Scourst
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
387 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Miavag
3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport43 km
BEB Benbecula Airport61 km

About Loch Scourst

Loch Scourst is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 387 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Uisgneabhal Beag and Uisgnaval Mor.

Climate of Loch Scourst

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (185 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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 Scourst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°12°14°14°12°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)174130149927686100113157185185176

How to get to Loch Scourst

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 283 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 43 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 61 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 301 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 317 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 380 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Scourst

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,489 natural sites, 1,020 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km498 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 9 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmSE
  • Rosaigh Island 16 kmSE
  • Aird Mhor Island 20 kmS

25–60 km785 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 54 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 39 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 40 kmN
  • Lingay Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,246 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 83 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 81 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 93 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 85 kmE

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