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Loch Skiport

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′00″ N 7°14′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Skiport Loch Skiport
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Holmar
4.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
BRR Barra Airport37 km

About Loch Skiport

Loch Skiport is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Caolas Liubharsaigh and Eilean Ornais.

Climate of Loch Skiport

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (177 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Skiport
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16612013485738198114150177172166

How to get to Loch Skiport

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 245 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmnorthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 37 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 245 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 291 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 315 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Skiport

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,339 natural sites, 999 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Stulaigh Island 16 kmS
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 1 kmSW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 20 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 8 kmW

25–60 km619 places

  • Hebrides Island 48 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 59 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmNE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,415 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 68 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 70 kmE
  • Eigg Island 81 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 68 kmNE

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