- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport33 km
- INV Inverness Airport85 km
About Castle Hill
Castle Hill is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Dunbeath Water and Ramscraig Stack.
Climate of Castle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 75 | 90 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 96 | 107 | 113 | 103 |
How to get to Castle Hill
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 146 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 33 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 87 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 146 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 198 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 254 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dunbeath Water River, Highland2.2 km NE
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Ramscraig Stack Mountain, Scotland1.7 km S
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Dunbeath Bay Natural site, Highland2.8 km NE
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Burn of Houstry River, Highland2.8 km NE
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Cleit Mhor Mountain, Highland3 km NE
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Cleit Bheag Mountain, Highland3.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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