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Natural site

Glen Lui

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′00″ N 3°34′00″ W

Glen Lui
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Elevation
620 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muir
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport67 km
DND Dundee Airport69 km

About Glen Lui

Glen Lui is a natural site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Glen Lui from Gleann Laoigh – calves' glen – Gordon (1925) is one of the major glens on the Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its main watercourse is the Lui Water a tributary of the River Dee, which it joins about a half-mile downstream from the Linn of Dee.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glen Lui

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (184 mm)
Driest month
June (81 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 Lui
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°11°14°16°15°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°2°5°8°7°5°3°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1841181328386818196128157148151

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glen Lui

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (86 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 67 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 69 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 86 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 90 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 119 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 133 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 256 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glen Lui

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 3,683 natural sites, 660 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km481 places

  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 14 kmSE
  • Loch Valigan Lake 23 kmS
  • Loch Tilt Lake 11 kmSW
  • Loch Morlich Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,561 places

  • Eilean an Righ Island 55 kmW
  • Isle of Spar Island 54 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 51 kmNW
  • Isle of Moy Island 51 kmNW

60–100 km2,395 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 79 kmE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 67 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 82 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muir Village, Aberdeenshire
    1.8 km SE
  • Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire
    5.5 km SE
  • Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire
    6.3 km E
  • Auchendryne Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire
    9.7 km E
  • Braemar Village, Aberdeenshire
    10 km E
  • Newbigging Village, Aberdeenshire
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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