- Population
- 2,290
- 2.3K
- Elevation
- 149 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport31 km
- INV Inverness Airport88 km
About Alford
Alford is a village. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Population: 2,290. Elevation: 149 m.
Alford (pronounced Scots: Aaford or Awfort, Scottish Gaelic: Athfort) is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford (also called the Vale of Alford) which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don. The "L" sound in the place-name has, over time, been dropped, and is silent. Alford gave its name to the Battle of Alford (1645).
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Climate of Alford
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 84 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 60 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 90 | 84 | 76 |
How to get to Alford
The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 38 km to the east.
Airports
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 31 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 88 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 89 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 38 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 146 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 180 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 261 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alford
Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 2,056 natural sites, 345 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km251 places
- Balbithan Island Island 22 kmE
- Loch of Skene Lake 23 kmSE
- Loch Kinord Lake 23 kmSW
- Loch Davan Lake 21 kmSW
25–60 km1,054 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 48 kmNW
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 51 kmN
- Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 44 kmE
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 39 kmE
60–100 km1,178 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 64 kmNW
- Keith Inch Island 64 kmNE
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 96 kmW
- Eilean nan Clach Island 82 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cairnballoch Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.2 km SW
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Strone Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.4 km S
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Carnaveron Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.4 km S
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Parkhead Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.8 km N
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Lynturk Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.9 km S
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Hill of Airlie Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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