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Natural site

Glen Torridon

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°33′00″ N 5°27′00″ W

Glen Torridon
Roger Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
53 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Torridon
4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport84 km
SYY Stornoway Airport91 km

About Glen Torridon

Glen Torridon is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Liathach and Spidean a Choire Leith.

Climate of Glen Torridon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 285 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
December (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (285 mm)
Driest month
May (113 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 Torridon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°16°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)279188235130113125138159234266285278

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glen Torridon

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 193 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 91 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 201 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 330 kmsouth

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

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