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Municipality

Inverness-shire

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°05′00″ N 4°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Inverness-shire Inverness-shire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
384 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
9
listed under Inverness-shire
Airports
INV Inverness Airport63 km
DND Dundee Airport122 km

About Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire is a municipality. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 384 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Carn Bad na Circe and Liath Dhoire.

Climate of Inverness-shire

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (255 mm)
Driest month
May (94 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-shire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)255162198989496104125186211228240

How to get to Inverness-shire

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 63 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (136 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 124 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 63 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 122 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 155 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 156 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Inverness-shire

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 5,053 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km458 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 7 kmW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 9 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 10 kmW
  • Eilean na Cloinne Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,911 places

  • Moy Island Island 53 kmN
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 58 kmW
  • Eilean Donan Island 56 kmNW
  • Eilean Tioram Island 55 kmW

60–100 km3,870 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 99 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 91 kmW
  • Eigg Island 93 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Inverness-shire

9 places

Cities & villages3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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