Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire

About Cairngorms National Park

Cairngorms National Park is a natural site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Carn Crom and Derry Cairngorm.

Photos of Cairngorms National Park

Ben Macdui Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cairn Toul Graham Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beinn Bhreac Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0
Derry Cairngorm Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Beinn a' Chaorainn Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Cairngorms National Park

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month: July (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night -3°)
Wettest month: January (198 mm)
Driest month: June (88 mm)

2° -3°

3° -2°

7° -1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

15° 7°

12° 5°

8° 2°

5° -1°

3° -2°

Jan

198

Feb

129

Mar

147

Apr

94

May

93

Jun

88

Jul

89

Aug

106

Sep

140

Oct

172

Nov

165

Dec

166

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 Cairngorms National Park
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	3°	7°	10°	13°	15°	15°	12°	8°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	-2°	-1°	2°	5°	7°	7°	5°	2°	-1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	198	129	147	94	93	88	89	106	140	172	165	166

How to get to Cairngorms National Park

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (87 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 75 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 62 kmnorthwest
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 75 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 87 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 75 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 92 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 124 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsouth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 262 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairngorms National Park

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 3,727 natural sites, 662 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km449 places

Tom Dubh Island 22 kmNW
Eilean Dubh Island 22 kmNW
Loch Vrotachan Lake 20 kmSE
Loch Vaa Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,591 places

Eilean nan Faoileag Island 56 kmNW
Eilean an Righ Island 54 kmW
Isle of Spar Island 57 kmSW
Eilean nan Clach Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km2,437 places

Balbithan Island Island 80 kmE
Findlays Seat Mountain 63 kmN
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 78 kmN
Sunnyside Beach Beach 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Muir Village, Aberdeenshire
7.1 km SE
Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire
11 km SE
Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire
11 km SE
Auchendryne Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire
13 km E
Braemar Village, Aberdeenshire
13 km E
Aviemore Village, Highland
22 km NW

Cairngorms National Park

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Carn Crom Mountain, Aberdeenshire
0.7 km SW
Derry Cairngorm Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2.4 km NW
Little Cairngorm Mountain, Aberdeenshire
1.6 km NW
Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.3 km NE
Carn a' Mhaim Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.4 km W
Beinn Bhreac West Top Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2.8 km NE
Ben Macdui Mountain, Moray
5 km NW
Sgurr an Lochan Uaine Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.2 km N