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Laurencekirk

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°50′00″ N 2°27′55″ W

Laurencekirk
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Population
2,920
2.9K
Elevation
85 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 Airport44 km
DND Dundee Airport55 km

About Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk is a village. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Population: 2,920. Elevation: 85 m.

From Wikipedia

Laurencekirk (, Scots: Lowrenkirk, Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Labhrainn), locally known as Lournie or simply "The Kirk", is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is administered as part of Aberdeenshire. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was established in 1895 and awarded the Charter Mark in 2003.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Laurencekirk

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)

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 Laurencekirk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°12°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°7°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)915964505955607074898377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Laurencekirk

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 41 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 44 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 41 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 155 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 214 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Laurencekirk

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 1,976 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Montrose Basin Lake 13 kmS
  • Duns Dish Lake 13 kmSW
  • Black Loch Lake 22 kmN
  • Hill of Wirren Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km765 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 46 kmN
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 43 kmNE
  • Stanners Island Island 48 kmSW
  • Loch Wharral Lake 36 kmW

60–100 km1,497 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 60 kmNE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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