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Loch Thoma Dubha

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′00″ N 6°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Thoma Dubha Loch Thoma Dubha
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Callanish
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport20 km
BEB Benbecula Airport92 km

About Loch Thoma Dubha

Loch Thoma Dubha is a lake. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 60 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Ghreineabhal and Eitseal Bheag.

Climate of Loch Thoma Dubha

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (159 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Thoma Dubha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1511141247864718393129156159149

How to get to Loch Thoma Dubha

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 295 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 20 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 92 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 141 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 298 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 300 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 328 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Loch Thoma Dubha

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,513 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km467 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 11 kmNW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 12 kmN
  • Bearasaigh Island 16 kmNW
  • Tannaraidh Island 18 kmSE

25–60 km411 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 36 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmS
  • Rosaigh Island 40 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 49 kmS

60–100 km1,661 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
  • Lingay Island 69 kmSW
  • Clett Island 77 kmS

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