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Natural site

Alturlie Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°31′00″ N 4°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Alturlie Bay Alturlie Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Culloden
3.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport5 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport121 km

About Alturlie Bay

Alturlie Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Drumnacreich and Strath Nairn.

Climate of Alturlie Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (83 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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 Alturlie Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)835470445159606774778377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alturlie Bay

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 5 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (121 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 128 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 5 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 121 kmeast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 128 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 183 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 184 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 323 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Alturlie Bay

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 4,198 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 17 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 16 kmS
  • Isle of Moy Island 16 kmS
  • Whin Island Island 10 kmSW

25–60 km1,496 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 55 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 28 kmW

60–100 km3,432 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 82 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 97 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 94 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 95 kmNW

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