Village

Ardgay

Local name: Àird Ghaoithe

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°52′52″ N 4°21′46″ W

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Population: 496; 496
Elevation: 13 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: INV Inverness Airport42 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport99 km

About Ardgay

Ardgay is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 496. Elevation: 13 m.

From Wikipedia

Ardgay ard-GY (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith or Àird Ghaoithe) ["high wind"] is a small Scottish village on the south west shore of the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland. It lies 1 mile south of Bonar Bridge, where the River Carron flows into the Kyle of Sutherland. In the Highland Council area, Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward. The Ardgay and District Community Council serves the area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Ardgay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (175 mm)
Driest month: May (83 mm)

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 10°

16° 8°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 1°

Jan

167

Feb

118

Mar

144

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

Aug

116

Sep

149

Oct

165

Nov

175

Dec

164

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 Ardgay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	167	118	144	89	83	94	101	116	149	165	175	164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ardgay

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 159 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 42 kmsoutheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 99 kmnortheast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 159 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 225 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 226 kmsouth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 365 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ardgay

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,304 natural sites, 833 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

Eilean na Faoileig Island 21 kmS
Eilean nan Ròn Island 5 kmNW
Eilean a' Chairn Island 17 kmN
Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 12 kmW

25–60 km1,271 places

Moy Island Island 38 kmS
Isle Martin Island 52 kmW
Horse Island Island 60 kmW
Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km2,631 places

Findlays Seat Mountain 78 kmSE
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 67 kmE
Sunnyside Beach Beach 96 kmE
Clett Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Carron River, Highland
0.8 km E
Cnoc na Moine Mountain, Highland
1.5 km SW
Church Hill Mountain, Highland
2.4 km S
Strath Carron Natural site, Highland
4.2 km W
Cona' chreag Mountain, Highland
4.3 km SW
Dun Creich Mountain, Highland
5.5 km E