Neighbourhood

Claggan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°49′20″ N 5°05′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 16 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: INV Inverness Airport102 km; GLA Glasgow Airport113 km

About Claggan

Claggan is a neighbourhood. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include Black Parks and Eilean Fearna.

Photos of Claggan

Ben Nevis Loek037 at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Carn Mor Dearg David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Claggan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (288 mm)
Driest month: May (106 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

18° 12°

18° 11°

16° 10°

12° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

288

Feb

189

Mar

229

Apr

120

May

106

Jun

113

Jul

133

Aug

157

Sep

222

Oct

248

Nov

266

Dec

279

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 Claggan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	288	189	229	120	106	113	133	157	222	248	266	279

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Claggan

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 102 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (113 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 118 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 113 kmsouth
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 152 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 185 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Claggan

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 4,871 natural sites, 1,352 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

Eilean Dubh Island 24 kmW
Eilean na Craoibhe Island 18 kmSW
Eilean an Tuilaich Island 23 kmE
Eilean na Fead Island 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,193 places

Oronsay Island 55 kmW
Eriska Island 38 kmSW
Shuna Island Island 32 kmSW
Eilean Shona Island 48 kmW

60–100 km3,681 places

Isle of Skye Island 88 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 86 kmNW
Eigg Island 67 kmW
Scarba Island 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Black Parks Natural site, Highland
0.9 km N
Eilean Fearna Island, Highland
1 km NW
Inverlochy Castle (Historical) Historic site, Highland
1.2 km N
Eilean Mòr Island, Highland
1.3 km N
Cow Hill Mountain, Highland
1.7 km SW
Meall an t-Suidhe Mountain, Highland
2.5 km SE