Village

Balblair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°49′20″ N 5°03′47″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 11 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: INV Inverness Airport68 km; SYY Stornoway Airport87 km

About Balblair

Balblair is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include River Lael and River Broom.

Photos of Balblair

Eididh nan Clach Geala Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Balblair

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 281 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: December (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (281 mm)
Driest month: May (115 mm)

7° 2°

8° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

10° 4°

7° 1°

Jan

278

Feb

193

Mar

235

Apr

133

May

115

Jun

126

Jul

138

Aug

162

Sep

230

Oct

264

Nov

281

Dec

273

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 Balblair
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	8°	9°	12°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	278	193	235	133	115	126	138	162	230	264	281	273

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Balblair

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 193 km to the east.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmsoutheast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 87 kmnorthwest
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 197 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 237 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balblair

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,743 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

Isle Martin Island 17 kmNW
Horse Island Island 25 kmNW
Gruinard Island Island 25 kmW
Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,645 places

Eilean a' Char Island 32 kmNW
Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmN
Moy Island Island 44 kmSE
Tanera More Island 29 kmNW

60–100 km2,680 places

Isle of Skye Island 92 kmSW
Island of Raasay Island 77 kmSW
Scalpay Island 95 kmW
Scalpay Island 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Lael River, Highland
0.7 km S
River Broom River, Highland
0.7 km S
Strone Nea Mountain, Highland
1.7 km SE
Reidh Chreagan Mountain, Highland
1.8 km N
Creag Loisgte Mountain, Highland
2 km W
Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland
2.5 km SW