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Achnasheen

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°34′43″ N 5°04′44″ W

Map showing the location of Achnasheen Achnasheen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
155 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport62 km
SYY Stornoway Airport103 km

About Achnasheen

Achnasheen is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 155 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Achnasheen

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Achnasheen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)290200243133115126138162234268287285

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

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Sources & licences

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