Village

Fordoun

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°52′34″ N 2°24′44″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 69 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ABZ Aberdeen International Airport39 km; DND Dundee Airport60 km

About Fordoun

Fordoun is a village. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 69 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Mains of Kair and Knock Hill.

Climate of Fordoun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: January (91 mm)
Driest month: April (50 mm)

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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 Fordoun
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	91	59	64	50	59	55	60	70	74	89	83	77

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fordoun

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 35 km to the northeast.

Airports

Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 39 kmnorth
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 119 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 35 kmnortheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmsouthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 160 kmsouthwest
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 218 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Fordoun

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 1,878 natural sites, 331 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

Montrose Basin Lake 19 kmS
Duns Dish Lake 18 kmSW
Black Loch Lake 19 kmNW
Hill of Wirren Mountain 23 kmW

25–60 km739 places

Balbithan Island Island 41 kmN
Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 55 kmNE
Aberdeen Beach Beach 37 kmNE
Inch Geck Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,392 places

Findlays Seat Mountain 90 kmNW
Sunnyside Beach Beach 94 kmN
Gullane Beach Beach 97 kmS
Seacliff Beach Beach 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mains of Kair Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2 km E
Knock Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.8 km N
Herscha Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
4.5 km N
Craig Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
4.6 km E
Droop Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
5.3 km N
Kenshot Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire
5.4 km SE