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Kinlochleven

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°42′42″ N 4°58′25″ W

Kinlochleven
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Population
900
900
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport99 km
INV Inverness Airport108 km

About Kinlochleven

Kinlochleven is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 900. Elevation: 59 m.

From Wikipedia

Kinlochleven () (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Lìobhann) is a village located at the end of end of Loch Leven, Lochaber, Scottish Highlands. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. Kinlochleven as it is now known, was formed from two previously separate small communities divided by the River Leven following construction of an aluminium smelter; Kinlochmore to the north in Inverness-shire and Kinlochbeg to the south in Argyll.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Kinlochleven

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 288 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (320 mm)
Driest month
June (124 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 Kinlochleven
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)320209249135125124141168238275288299

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Kinlochleven

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 99 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 104 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 108 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 243 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kinlochleven

Within 100 km: 69 historic and cultural sites, 4,874 natural sites, 1,357 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Eilean Molach Island 18 kmSE
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 24 kmNE
  • Eilean na Fead Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km2,231 places

  • Oronsay Island 59 kmW
  • Eriska Island 34 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 29 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 55 kmW

60–100 km3,682 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 100 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 76 kmW
  • Scarba Island 75 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 88 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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