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Durn Hill

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°39′44″ N 2°43′15″ W

Map showing the location of Durn Hill Durn Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
199 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Portsoy
2.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport60 km
INV Inverness Airport80 km

About Durn Hill

Durn Hill is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 199 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Fordyce Hill and Arnbath Hill.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Durn Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (76 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Durn Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)705157515357596772767465

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Durn Hill

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 60 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 193 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 221 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 307 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Durn Hill

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 1,590 natural sites, 325 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 5 kmNW
  • Logg Island Island 18 kmS
  • Scury Islands Island 11 kmE
  • Hospital Island Island 11 kmE

25–60 km490 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 52 kmSE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 31 kmW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 34 kmW
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,377 places

  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 69 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 98 kmW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 85 kmW
  • Isle of Moy Island 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Portsoy Village, Aberdeenshire
    2.8 km NE
  • Fordyce Village, Aberdeenshire
    1.5 km W
  • Sandend Village, Aberdeenshire
    2.7 km NW
  • Seatown Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire
    3.3 km NE
  • Cullen Village, Moray
    6.6 km NW
  • Whitehills Village, Aberdeenshire
    8.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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