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Girnock Burn

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°02′00″ N 3°06′00″ W

Map showing the location of Girnock Burn Girnock Burn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
434 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballater
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport58 km
DND Dundee Airport65 km

About Girnock Burn

Girnock Burn is a river. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Creag Phiobaid and Craig of Loinmuie.

Climate of Girnock Burn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (118 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Girnock Burn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)118778263676362758811110198

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Girnock Burn

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 62 km to the east.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 58 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 65 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 62 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 63 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 121 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 247 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Girnock Burn

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 2,832 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 21 kmS
  • Loch Muick Lake 12 kmS
  • Loch Lee Lake 17 kmSE
  • Loch Kinord Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km1,325 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 60 kmN
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 57 kmN
  • Island of Clunie Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km1,678 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 77 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 76 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 74 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 63 kmE

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