- Elevation
- 299 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport61 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport133 km
About Glen Affric
Glen Affric is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin and Beinn a' Mheadhoin.
Climate of Glen Affric
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 275 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (295 mm)
- Driest month
- May (109 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 295 | 195 | 237 | 120 | 109 | 116 | 127 | 151 | 222 | 254 | 275 | 284 |
How to get to Glen Affric
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 150 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 61 kmnortheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 133 kmnorthwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 147 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 163 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 183 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 305 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Affric
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 4,626 natural sites, 1,064 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km460 places
- Bàn Eilean Island 25 kmSE
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 25 kmS
- Eilean na Cloinne Island 24 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileige Island 23 kmS
25–60 km1,998 places
- Moy Island Island 39 kmNE
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 57 kmNW
- Sandaig Islands Island 48 kmW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 58 kmNW
60–100 km3,281 places
- Isle of Skye Island 79 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 69 kmW
- Eigg Island 86 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 63 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin Lake, Highland1 km E
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Beinn a' Mheadhoin Mountain, Highland1.5 km W
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Carn Loch a' Chlaidheimh Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Beinn nan Sparra Mountain, Highland2.1 km E
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Meall Beag Mountain, Highland2.8 km NE
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Eilean Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin Mountain, Highland2.9 km NE
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Meall Mor Mountain, Highland3.3 km NE
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Meall an Daimh Mountain, Highland3.3 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Toll Creagach Mountain, Highland4.9 km NW -
Gleann nam Fiadh Natural site, Highland4 km W
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Doire Tana Mountain, Highland3.3 km NW
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Highland3.7 km S
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Doire Tana East Top Mountain, Highland3.7 km N
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Am Meallan Mountain, Highland4.2 km W
Sources & licences
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