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Am Buachaille

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°01′31″ N 4°04′26″ W

Map showing the location of Am Buachaille Am Buachaille
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
480 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newtonmore
5.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport58 km
DND Dundee Airport90 km

About Am Buachaille

Am Buachaille is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Sron na Gaoithe and Creag nam Bodach.

Climate of Am Buachaille

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (187 mm)
Driest month
April (77 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 Am Buachaille
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18711913877848287100133155159161

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Am Buachaille

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (115 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 91 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 58 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 90 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 121 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 275 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Am Buachaille

Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 4,578 natural sites, 847 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km382 places

  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 5 kmNW
  • Tom Dubh Island 14 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 15 kmNE
  • Eilean Longart Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,806 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 55 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 43 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 42 kmN
  • Bàn Eilean Island 35 kmNW

60–100 km3,309 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 80 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Eriska Island 99 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 65 kmNW

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