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Natural site

Dalgety Bay

Located in Fife, Scotland Coordinates: 56°02′10″ N 3°20′07″ W

Map showing the location of Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Dalgety Bay
1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport10 km
DND Dundee Airport50 km

About Dalgety Bay

Dalgety Bay is a natural site. Location: Fife, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Donibristle Bay and Pinnel Hill.

Climate of Dalgety Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Dalgety Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°9°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)916272505961626377898185

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dalgety Bay

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 13 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 10 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 13 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 53 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 145 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 161 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dalgety Bay

Within 100 km: 243 historic and cultural sites, 3,156 natural sites, 703 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 8 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 7 kmS
  • Portobello Beach Beach 17 kmSE
  • Inchkeith Island 13 kmE

25–60 km1,044 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 31 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 44 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 35 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 51 kmE

60–100 km2,798 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 94 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 80 kmW

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