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Ben Tarvie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°56′07″ N 4°06′58″ W

Map showing the location of Ben Tarvie Ben Tarvie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
276 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balvraid
1.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport44 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport84 km

About Ben Tarvie

Ben Tarvie is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 276 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Loch Tarvie and Cnoc Odhar.

Climate of Ben Tarvie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (112 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Ben Tarvie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1047292606070738399105112102

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ben Tarvie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 150 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 44 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 84 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 134 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 228 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 364 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ben Tarvie

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 3,057 natural sites, 760 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 17 kmW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Aibhne Island 17 kmW

25–60 km961 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 55 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 49 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 52 kmW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km2,677 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 68 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 84 kmE
  • Clett Island 84 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 79 kmW

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