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River

Black Water

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°33′00″ N 4°32′00″ W

Map showing the location of Black Water Black Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Marybank
0.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport29 km
SYY Stornoway Airport130 km

About Black Water

Black Water is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Moy Island and Cnoc a' Mhuilinn-Thairbh.

Climate of Black Water

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (238 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Black Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)238167198110100109117139191218233229

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Water

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 153 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 29 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 130 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 153 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 188 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 196 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 339 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Water

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,264 natural sites, 941 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Moy Island Island 1 kmN
  • Eilean Aigas Island 12 kmS
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 17 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km1,586 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 59 kmW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 56 kmS
  • Eilean Mòr Island 59 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 42 kmN

60–100 km3,322 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 94 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 80 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 92 kmW

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