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Craighorn

Located in Clackmannanshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′56″ N 3°47′53″ W

Map showing the location of Craighorn Craighorn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
583 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alva
3.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport37 km
GLA Glasgow Airport53 km

About Craighorn

Craighorn is a mountain. Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Elevation: 583 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Ben Cleuch and Ben Ever.

Climate of Craighorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Craighorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°15°15°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1581041156876737888116138133139

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Craighorn

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 37 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 53 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 60 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 149 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Craighorn

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,712 natural sites, 880 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Roy's Folly Island 25 kmE
  • Inch Island 9 kmS
  • Alice's Bower Island 25 kmE
  • Dargill Island Island 20 kmN

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 38 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 38 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 39 kmNE

60–100 km3,165 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 84 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 96 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 90 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 85 kmSW

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