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Helmsdale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°07′01″ N 3°39′12″ W

Map showing the location of Helmsdale Helmsdale
Location in United Kingdom
Population
637
637
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport50 km
INV Inverness Airport68 km

About Helmsdale

Helmsdale is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 637. Elevation: 12 m.

From Wikipedia

Helmsdale (Scots: Helmsdal, Scottish Gaelic: Bun Ilidh) is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
helmsdale.org

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Helmsdale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (113 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Helmsdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1047593625965697998108113103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Helmsdale

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 50 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 253 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 372 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Helmsdale

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,206 natural sites, 582 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 20 kmSW
  • Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 16 kmSW
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 11 kmNW
  • Loch Horn Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km643 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Clett Island 57 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 57 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 58 kmN

60–100 km2,078 places

  • Hoy Island 84 kmN
  • Flotta Island 86 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 67 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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