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Holly Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′24″ N 4°17′46″ W

Map showing the location of Holly Island Holly Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alness
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport25 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport108 km

About Holly Island

Holly Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Duchaire and Cnoc nam Fiann.

Climate of Holly Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (140 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Holly Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)138951167272828597120131140132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holly Island

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 147 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 25 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 108 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 132 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 207 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 208 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 348 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Holly Island

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,843 natural sites, 901 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Moy Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 10 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,259 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 35 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 53 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 25 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 35 kmN

60–100 km3,300 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 68 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 90 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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