- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport31 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport85 km
About Balnabruich
Balnabruich is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 64 m.
Balnabruich (from Scottish Gaelic Baile na Bruaich) is a small hamlet on the east coast of Scotland, close to Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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Climate of Balnabruich
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (58 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 75 | 90 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 96 | 107 | 113 | 103 |
How to get to Balnabruich
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 147 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 31 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 85 kmnorth
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 86 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 147 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balnabruich
Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 1,650 natural sites, 476 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km100 places
- Loch of Yarrows Lake 21 kmNE
- Loch of Toftingall Lake 23 kmN
- Lochan Thulachan Lake 13 kmNW
- Loch Stemster Lake 14 kmN
25–60 km503 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 60 kmS
- Clett Island 42 kmN
- Island of Stroma Island 52 kmN
- Glass Islands Island 51 kmNW
60–100 km1,581 places
- Hoy Island 68 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 95 kmN
- Flotta Island 68 kmN
- Gairsay Island 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dunbeath Bay Natural site, Highland1.3 km E
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Cleit Mhor Mountain, Highland1.7 km E
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Dunbeath Water River, Highland0.4 km NE
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Cleit Bheag Mountain, Highland1.8 km E
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Burn of Houstry River, Highland1.3 km E
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Ramscraig Stack Mountain, Scotland3.5 km S
Sources & licences
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