- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport49 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport53 km
About Loch Stockinish
Loch Stockinish is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Loch nam Faoileag and Stockinish Island.
Photos of Loch Stockinish
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Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Stockinish
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (169 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 127 | 79 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 102 | 143 | 167 | 169 | 160 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Stockinish
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 49 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 53 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 96 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 294 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Stockinish
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,711 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km319 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 9 kmN
- Scalpay Island 11 kmNE
- Rosaigh Island 8 kmNE
- Aird Mhor Island 3 kmSW
25–60 km1,198 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 56 kmN
- Lingay Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km1,352 places
- Hebrides Island 94 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Geocrab Village, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Collam Village, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Beacravik Village, Western Isles2.1 km SW
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Àird Mhìghe Village, Western Isles2.3 km NW
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Ardslave Village, Western Isles2.6 km SW
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Greosabhagh Village, Western Isles2.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Loch nam Faoileag Mountain, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Stockinish Island Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Eilean Stocanais Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Eilean Leasait Island, Western Isles1.2 km S
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Sgurran Ruadha Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km N
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Eilean nan Eun Island, Western Isles1.6 km S
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Cnoc Geumasgairbhe Mountain, Western Isles2 km W
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Cnoc Biorach Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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