Village

Calder Mains

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°31′05″ N 3°33′46″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 61 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport28 km; KOI Kirkwall Airport62 km

About Calder Mains

Calder Mains is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Lieurary and Loch Calder.

Climate of Calder Mains

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (122 mm)
Driest month: May (56 mm)

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Jan

106

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

100

Oct

113

Nov

122

Dec

110

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 Calder Mains
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	9°	12°	14°	15°	16°	14°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	106	79	95	63	56	59	67	77	100	113	122	110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Calder Mains

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 28 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 176 km to the southeast.

Airports

Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 28 kmeast
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 62 kmnortheast
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 231 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 298 kmsouth

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hill of Lieurary Mountain, Highland
1.9 km NW
Loch Calder Lake, Highland
2.2 km W
Lorg an Fhamhair Mountain, Highland
3.3 km W
Loch Olginey Lake, Highland
3.9 km S
Beinn Freiceadain Mountain, Highland
5.3 km SW
Spear Head Natural site, Highland
11 km N