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Carn Phadruig

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′22″ N 3°21′29″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Phadruig Carn Phadruig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
708 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newbigging
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport60 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport76 km

About Carn Phadruig

Carn Phadruig is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 708 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Glen Callater and Loch Phadruig.

Climate of Carn Phadruig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
June (78 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 Carn Phadruig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°11°14°16°15°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1751131258283787892122152141143

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Carn Phadruig

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (76 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 76 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 79 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 246 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Phadruig

Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 3,262 natural sites, 615 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km489 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 22 kmSE
  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 9 kmSW
  • Loch Tilt Lake 19 kmW
  • Shechernich Loch Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km1,420 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 54 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 47 kmW
  • Island of Clunie Island 42 kmS

60–100 km2,071 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 70 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 69 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 85 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 89 kmNE

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