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Creag Choinnich

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′37″ N 3°23′02″ W

Map showing the location of Creag Choinnich Creag Choinnich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
538 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braemar
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport66 km
INV Inverness Airport72 km

About Creag Choinnich

Creag Choinnich is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 538 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Braemar Castle and Carn nan Sgliat.

Climate of Creag Choinnich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (169 mm)
Driest month
July (77 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 Creag Choinnich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°3°5°8°12°15°17°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1691101218182787792120149139140

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Creag Choinnich

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (75 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 65 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 66 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 72 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 75 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 79 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 252 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creag Choinnich

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 3,311 natural sites, 606 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km475 places

  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 14 kmS
  • Loch Tilt Lake 20 kmSW
  • Loch Muick Lake 16 kmSE
  • Loch Loch Lake 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,458 places

  • Eilean nan Clach Island 57 kmNW
  • Isle of Moy Island 57 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 58 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 44 kmW

60–100 km2,078 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 68 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 63 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 79 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 84 kmNE

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