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Natural site

Glen Pean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′28″ N 5°23′05″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Pean Glen Pean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenfinnan
11 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport104 km
TRE Tiree Airport104 km

About Glen Pean

Glen Pean is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr Thuilm and Meall an Fhir-eoin.

Climate of Glen Pean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 290 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (302 mm)
Driest month
May (112 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 Pean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)302197250132112122142166243270290294

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glen Pean

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 104 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 157 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Pean

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,576 natural sites, 1,333 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km516 places

  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmNW
  • An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Tioram Island 23 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km1,955 places

  • Eigg Island 48 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 51 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 47 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 47 kmS

60–100 km3,478 places

  • Hebrides Island 87 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 63 kmNW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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