Natural site

Glen Nevis

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′19″ N 5°03′21″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 35 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Fort William; 4.6 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: INV Inverness Airport104 km; GLA Glasgow Airport109 km

About Glen Nevis

Glen Nevis is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include An Dun and Ben Nevis.

Climate of Glen Nevis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–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°

7° 2°

8° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

18° 11°

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 Glen Nevis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	15°	17°	18°	18°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	11°	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: July August

How to get to Glen Nevis

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (109 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 114 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 104 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 109 kmsouth
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 116 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 133 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 148 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 250 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Nevis

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 4,855 natural sites, 1,334 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km392 places

Eilean na Craoibhe Island 18 kmSW
Eilean an Tuilaich Island 22 kmNE
Eilean na Fead Island 19 kmNE
Eilean Tom nan Dròbhairean Island 18 kmN

25–60 km2,208 places

Oronsay Island 55 kmW
Eriska Island 36 kmSW
Shuna Island Island 30 kmSW
Eilean Shona Island 50 kmW

60–100 km3,640 places

Isle of Skye Island 92 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 90 kmNW
Eigg Island 69 kmW
Scarba Island 79 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Fort William Town, Inverness-shire
4.6 km NW
Caol Village, Highland
6.1 km NW
Blarmachfoldach Village, Highland
4 km SW
Claggan Neighbourhood, Highland
4.1 km NW
Upper Auchintore Neighbourhood, Highland
4.4 km NW
Inverlochy Neighbourhood, Highland
4.7 km NW

Glen Nevis

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

An Dun Mountain, Highland
0.8 km SW
Ben Nevis Mountain, Highland
3.3 km E
Bidean Bad na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland
2 km W
Carn Dearg (South) Mountain, Highland
2.2 km E
Meall an t-Suidhe Mountain, Highland
2.5 km N
Carn Dearg (North) Mountain, Highland
2.9 km NE
Mullach nan Coirean Mountain, Highland
4.4 km S
Carn Dearg (NW) (old GR) Mountain, Highland
2.9 km NE

Glen Nevis

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026