- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport62 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport103 km
About Achnasheen
Achnasheen is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 155 m.
Achnasheen (Gaelic Achadh na Sìne) is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is situated on the River Bran at the junction of two roads built by Thomas Telford, the A832 and the A890. Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities including Kinlochewe, Poolewe and Laide.
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Climate of Achnasheen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 287 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (290 mm)
- Driest month
- May (115 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 200 | 243 | 133 | 115 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 234 | 268 | 287 | 285 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Achnasheen
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 178 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 62 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 103 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 137 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 197 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 215 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 336 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Liathanach East Top Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
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Meall a' Chaorainn Mountain, Highland3.1 km NW
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Loch Gowan Lake, Highland3.4 km S
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Fionn Bheinn Mountain, Highland3.9 km N -
An Liathanach Mountain, Highland4 km SW
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Carn Mhartuin Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
Sources & licences
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