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Natural site

Alness Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°40′23″ N 4°17′06″ W

Map showing the location of Alness Bay Alness Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Alness
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport20 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport112 km

About Alness Bay

Alness Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Fyrish and River Glass.

Climate of Alness Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (140 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Alness Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)138951167272828597120131140132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alness Bay

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 20 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 112 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 135 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 201 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 203 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 343 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Alness Bay

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,993 natural sites, 905 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Moy Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 11 kmW
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,298 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 31 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 58 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 28 kmN
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 40 kmN

60–100 km3,425 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 66 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 60 kmE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 90 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 79 kmNW

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