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River Gairn

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°03′00″ N 3°05′00″ W

Map showing the location of River Gairn River Gairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballater
2.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport56 km
DND Dundee Airport67 km

About River Gairn

River Gairn is a river. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include The Knock and Creag Phiobaid.

Climate of River Gairn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 River Gairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)118778263676362758811110198

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to River Gairn

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 56 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 61 km to the east.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 56 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 67 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 61 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 65 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 122 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 150 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 249 kmsouth

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

Day trips from River Gairn

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 2,797 natural sites, 494 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 22 kmS
  • Loch Muick Lake 14 kmS
  • Loch Lee Lake 19 kmSE
  • Loch Kinord Lake 10 kmE

25–60 km1,318 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 50 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 58 kmN
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 55 kmN
  • Island of Clunie Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km1,662 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 75 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 74 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 62 kmE

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