- Elevation
- 235 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport60 km
- INV Inverness Airport63 km
About Glen Sletdale
Glen Sletdale is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Creag a' Bhodaich and Carn Garbh.
Photos of Glen Sletdale
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Beinn Mhealaich Alan Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glen Loth Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glen Sletdale
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 81 | 102 | 66 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 87 | 107 | 117 | 123 | 113 |
How to get to Glen Sletdale
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 149 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 60 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 63 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 110 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 149 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 189 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 250 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Sletdale
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,368 natural sites, 633 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 10 kmSW
- Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 6 kmSW
- Loch Scalabsdale Lake 12 kmNE
- Loch Sallochy Lake 17 kmSW
25–60 km755 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 54 kmSE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmNW
- Rabbit Islands Island 58 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km2,115 places
- Hoy Island 89 kmN
- Flotta Island 92 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 71 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 94 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kilournan Village, Highland4.2 km NE
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Lothbeg Village, Highland4.8 km SE
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Brora Village, Highland10 km S -
Crackaig Crofts Village, Highland5.9 km SE
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Kintradwell Village, Highland6.2 km S
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Lothmore Village, Highland6.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag a' Bhodaich Mountain, Highland0.4 km NE
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Carn Garbh Mountain, Highland1.8 km W
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Beinn Dhorain Mountain, Highland2.4 km NE
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Glen Loth Natural site, Highland3.5 km SE
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Carn Garbh South Top Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW
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The Craggan Mountain, Highland2.9 km NW
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Meallan Liath Mor Mountain, Highland3 km W
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Meallan Liath Beg Mountain, Highland3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Mhealaich Mountain, Highland5.2 km E
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Ben Uarie Mountain, Highland3.1 km NE
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Col-bheinn Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW
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A' Chrasg Mountain, Highland4.6 km NE
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Creag Riasgain Mountain, Highland4.8 km E
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Beinn Smeorail Mountain, Highland5.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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