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Inverness

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°28′45″ N 4°13′26″ W

Inverness
Northlimitation · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
47,790
47.8K
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport13 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport126 km

About Inverness

Inverness is a city. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 47,790. Elevation: 15 m.

From Wikipedia

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands in the north of Scotland. Long regarded as the de facto capital of the Scottish Highlands, it is the administrative centre for The Highland Council region whose headquarters are located close to the city centre.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
20.7 km²
Official website
inverness-scotland.com

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Inverness

  • Munlochy

Twin towns and sister cities of Inverness

  • Augsburg· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Inverness over time

Population of Inverness over time
1981 40,011
1991 40,918
2001 40,949
2012 46,870
2016 47,290
2018 47,380

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Inverness

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (136 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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
Climate of Inverness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)136881086266727486108119128125

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inverness

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 13 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (126 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 133 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 13 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 126 kmeast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 128 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 133 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 180 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 181 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 323 kmsoutheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources