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Dounie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°52′58″ N 4°25′14″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
42 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 Airport44 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport101 km

About Dounie

Dounie is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Strath Carron and Cnoc na Moine.

Climate of Dounie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Dounie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)167118144898394101116149165175164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dounie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 44 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 101 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 225 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 228 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 367 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dounie

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,290 natural sites, 832 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km295 places

  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 21 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 4 kmN
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 16 kmN
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 9 kmW

25–60 km1,384 places

  • Moy Island Island 37 kmS
  • Isle Martin Island 49 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km2,487 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 70 kmE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 100 kmE
  • Clett Island 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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