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Natural site

Glen Fiag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′00″ N 4°38′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Fiag Glen Fiag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
192 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Overscaig
3.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport79 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport95 km

About Glen Fiag

Glen Fiag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Mhaoil Ruaidh and Cnoc Allt an Ulbhaidh.

Climate of Glen Fiag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (188 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Glen Fiag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)170120149948697105123158176188171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glen Fiag

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 79 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 191 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 79 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 95 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 259 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 263 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Fiag

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 2,318 natural sites, 657 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

  • Garbh Eilean Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 22 kmSE
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 22 kmSE
  • Eilean an Speanan Island 24 kmS

25–60 km1,474 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 51 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 34 kmNW
  • Whale Islet Island 40 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km1,244 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 95 kmSE
  • Clett Island 80 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 70 kmS
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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