Onich

Onich

Coordinates: 56°42′18″N 5°13′12″W / 56.7051°N 5.2199°W / 56.7051; -5.2199

Onich
Scottish Gaelic: Omhanaich
Onich is located in Lochaber
Onich

 Onich shown within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference NN0298761
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district PH33
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Onich - at one time Ounich - (Gaelic: Omhanaich) is a settlement on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, Scotland and, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber.


Climate

As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Onich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Rainfall is high, approaching 2000mm a year on average. Onich holds the record for highest temperature reported, 32.1 °C (89.8 °F),[1] for this part of Scotland (also the furthest north such a high value has been recorded in the British Isles).


Climate data for Onich 1971-2000, 12m asl (Sunshine, Rainfall and Extremes, 1951-1980)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
14.4
(57.9)
18.9
(66.0)
21.5
(70.7)
26.5
(79.7)
28.5
(83.3)
30.0
(86.0)
32.1
(89.8)
23.9
(75.0)
23.3
(73.9)
16.0
(60.8)
14.4
(57.9)
32.1
(89.8)
Average high °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
7.4
(45.3)
9.0
(48.2)
11.9
(53.4)
15.6
(60.1)
17.1
(62.8)
18.6
(65.5)
18.4
(65.1)
15.8
(60.4)
12.8
(55.0)
9.2
(48.6)
7.4
(45.3)
12.50
(54.50)
Average low °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
1.1
(34.0)
2.0
(35.6)
3.0
(37.4)
5.4
(41.7)
7.9
(46.2)
10.0
(50.0)
9.8
(49.6)
8.0
(46.4)
5.8
(42.4)
2.9
(37.2)
1.7
(35.1)
4.88
(40.78)
Record low °C (°F) −12
(10)
−10
(14)
−8
(18)
−6.5
(20.3)
−4
(25)
0.5
(32.9)
2.2
(36.0)
1.7
(35.1)
−2
(28.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
−11.1
(12.0)
−12
(10)
Precipitation mm (inches) 200
(7.87)
132
(5.2)
152
(5.98)
111
(4.37)
103
(4.06)
124
(4.88)
137
(5.39)
150
(5.91)
199
(7.83)
215
(8.46)
220
(8.66)
238
(9.37)
1,981
(77.99)
Sunshine hours 27.9 62.2 89.9 132.0 164.3 150.0 114.7 117.8 87.0 65.1 33.0 18.6 1,062.5
Source no. 1: YR.NO[2]
Source no. 2: ScotClim[3]

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