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Glen Gairn

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′00″ N 3°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Gairn Glen Gairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
531 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballater
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport58 km
DND Dundee Airport69 km

About Glen Gairn

Glen Gairn is a natural site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Creag na Creiche and Tom Mor.

Climate of Glen Gairn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
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 Glen Gairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°15°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°0°3°6°8°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)118778263676362758811110198

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Glen Gairn

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 69 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 62 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 124 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 251 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Gairn

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 2,831 natural sites, 504 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km416 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 24 kmS
  • Loch Muick Lake 15 kmS
  • Loch Lee Lake 21 kmSE
  • Loch Kinord Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km1,334 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 51 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 56 kmN
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 53 kmN
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,684 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 73 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 73 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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