- Elevation
- 124 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport40 km
- DND Dundee Airport136 km
About Glen Urquhart
Glen Urquhart is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Loch Meiklie and Creag Mhor.
Climate of Glen Urquhart
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 205 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (226 mm)
- Driest month
- April (89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 226 | 146 | 175 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 96 | 115 | 166 | 189 | 205 | 211 |
How to get to Glen Urquhart
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 137 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 40 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 136 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 143 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 165 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 176 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 316 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Urquhart
Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 4,672 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km411 places
- Moy Island Island 25 kmN
- Eilean Aigas Island 12 kmN
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 19 kmE
- Bàn Eilean Island 20 kmS
25–60 km1,730 places
- Eilean Donan Island 57 kmW
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 32 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 41 kmN
- Eilean nan Uan Island 27 kmN
60–100 km3,586 places
- Island of Raasay Island 89 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 89 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balnain Village, Highland0.3 km N -
Milton Village, Highland4.8 km E
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Rychraggan Village, Highland2.2 km E
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Drumnadrochit Village, Highland6.2 km E -
Braefield Village, Highland3.5 km W
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Shenval Village, Highland3.9 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Meiklie Lake, Highland<0.1 km N
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Creag Mhor Mountain, Highland1.4 km E
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Carn Macsna Mountain, Highland2.2 km S
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Creag Bhan Mountain, Highland3.7 km N
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Creag Muigeil Mountain, Highland3.8 km NW
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Beinn a' Ghairchin Mountain, Highland3.9 km NE
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Cnoc a' Bhuachaille Mountain, Highland4 km E
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Carn an Sgumbain Mountain, Highland4.1 km N
Sources & licences
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