Loch Morlich vs Loch Ness

Loch Morlich is the warmer swim right now at about 15.1°C. They are roughly 47 km apart in United Kingdom.

Loch Morlich

Scotland

15.1°C

mild · modelled estimate

September average
15.1°C
Warmest month
August · 16.0°C
Coldest month
3.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Loch Morlich in Scotland, United Kingdom stays cool even at its August peak — a short-swim lake, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Loch Ness

Scotland

12.5°C

cool · modelled estimate

September average
12.5°C
Warmest month
August · 13.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Vast, deep and famously cold — Loch Ness rarely passes 13°C even in August.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Loch Morlich3.9°C3.0°C3.9°C6.3°C9.5°C12.8°C15.1°C16.0°C15.1°C12.8°C9.5°C6.3°C
Loch Ness5.5°C5.0°C5.5°C7.0°C9.0°C11.0°C12.5°C13.0°C12.5°C11.0°C9.0°C7.0°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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