Village

Balloan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′57″ N 4°23′02″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 109 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 Airport56 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport90 km

About Balloan

Balloan is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 109 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Knockdhu and Eilean na Craoibhe.

Climate of Balloan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (172 mm)
Driest month: May (81 mm)

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Jan

160

Feb

114

Mar

140

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

100

Aug

115

Sep

147

Oct

162

Nov

172

Dec

159

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 Balloan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	160	114	140	87	81	92	100	115	147	162	172	159

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Balloan

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 168 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 56 kmsouth
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmnortheast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 168 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsouth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 379 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balloan

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 2,817 natural sites, 724 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

Eilean nan Ròn Island 11 kmS
Eilean a' Chairn Island 2 kmNW
Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 19 kmSW
Eilean na Craoibhe Island 1 kmNW

25–60 km1,468 places

Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmNW
Moy Island Island 52 kmS
Soyea Island Island 57 kmW
Rabbit Islands Island 58 kmN

60–100 km1,840 places

Findlays Seat Mountain 86 kmSE
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmSE
Clett Island 84 kmNE
Eilean a' Char Island 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knockdhu Mountain, Highland
0.6 km N
Eilean na Craoibhe Island, Highland
1.4 km NW
The Ord Mountain, Highland
1.9 km W
Eilean a' Chairn Island, Highland
2.1 km NW
Cnoc na h-Inghinn Mountain, Highland
2.4 km SE
Meall Dola Mountain, Highland
3.1 km NE