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Cairn William

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°14′27″ N 2°34′17″ W

Map showing the location of Cairn William Cairn William
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
448 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pitfichie
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport23 km
DND Dundee Airport92 km

About Cairn William

Cairn William is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Pitfichie Hill and Scare Hill.

Climate of Cairn William

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (85 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Cairn William
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)825661545756596872858173

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cairn William

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 31 km to the east.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 23 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 92 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 95 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 31 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 89 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 149 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 259 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cairn William

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 1,855 natural sites, 314 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km214 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 14 kmE
  • Loch of Skene Lake 17 kmSE
  • Black Loch Lake 25 kmS
  • Hill of Tillymorgan Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km947 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 52 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 52 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 36 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 31 kmE

60–100 km1,085 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 68 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 90 kmW
  • Isle of Moy Island 90 kmW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 95 kmW

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