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Kilmuir

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°32′00″ N 4°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kilmuir Kilmuir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
46 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 Airport9 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport122 km

About Kilmuir

Kilmuir is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 46 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Arrie Wood and Taindore Hill.

Climate of Kilmuir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (121 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Kilmuir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)121811026064727586103112121114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilmuir

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 9 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (126 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 134 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 9 kmeast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 122 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 134 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 186 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 327 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kilmuir

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,263 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km199 places

  • Moy Island Island 20 kmW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 24 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 17 kmS

25–60 km1,464 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 60 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 59 kmE
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 44 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 25 kmW

60–100 km3,506 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 87 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 92 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 89 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 90 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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