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Water of Lee

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°55′00″ N 2°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Water of Lee Water of Lee
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
288 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auchronie
0.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport52 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport54 km

About Water of Lee

Water of Lee is a river. Location: Angus, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Water of Mark and Burn of Branny.

Climate of Water of Lee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (130 mm)
Driest month
June (66 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 Water of Lee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1308691697166678194123111109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Water of Lee

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (54 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 50 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 52 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 54 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 50 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 56 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 231 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Water of Lee

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 2,647 natural sites, 463 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km358 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 11 kmSW
  • Loch Muick Lake 15 kmW
  • Loch Lee Lake 3 kmSW
  • Loch Kinord Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,219 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 50 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Island of Clunie Island 50 kmSW
  • Stanners Island Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km1,635 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 74 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 92 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 71 kmNE

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