Fort Augustus is a negotiation in the church of Boleskine and also Abertarff, at the south-west end of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. The village has a population of around 646 (2001 ). Its economy is heavily reliant on tourist. As with a lot of the British Isles and Scotland, Ft Augustus has a nautical climate (Köppen: Cfb) with cool summers as well as mild winters. Like a great deal of the surrounding location, sunshine levels are low at around 1,000 hours per year as well as temperature levels are uncertain-- Ft Augustus holds the UK's joint most affordable May temperature level document of -9.4 ° C (15.1 ° F). This is the latest factor in the run up to summer season that such a low temperature has been taped, suggesting it can become a frost trap on tranquil clear nights as a result of its valley place. That same reduced lying topography can additionally give rise to some high temperatures occasionally-- Ft Augustus held the UK daily heat document for 16 December for almost 80 years.