- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport98 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport102 km
About Kishorn Island
Kishorn Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir an Fheòir and Meall na h-Airde.
Photos of Kishorn Island
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Meall Gorm Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Bhan South Top The original uploader was Grinner at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kishorn Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 268 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (268 mm)
- Driest month
- May (103 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 259 | 170 | 214 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 128 | 146 | 222 | 250 | 268 | 261 |
How to get to Kishorn Island
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 98 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 189 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 102 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 104 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 189 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 219 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 310 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kishorn Island
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,027 natural sites, 1,323 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km422 places
- Scalpay Island 23 kmSW
- Sandaig Islands Island 24 kmS
- Pabay Island 17 kmSW
- Longay Island 16 kmSW
25–60 km1,889 places
- Isle of Skye Island 37 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 25 kmW
- Wiay Island Island 51 kmW
- Eilean Trodday Island 55 kmNW
60–100 km3,077 places
- Hebrides Island 84 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 90 kmNW
- Eigg Island 62 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 61 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Plockton Village, Highland4.3 km S -
Reraig Village, Highland3.2 km E
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Achintraid Village, Highland3.1 km E -
Ardaneaskan Village, Highland3.4 km SE
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Ardarroch Village, Highland3.6 km NE
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Kishorn Village, Highland3.7 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgeir an Fheòir Island, Scotland0.6 km SE
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Meall na h-Airde Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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An Garbh-eilean Island, Highland1.1 km S
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Aonach Pairc Dhugaill Mountain, Highland2.5 km E
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Eilean na Beinne Island, Highland2.8 km SE
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Cnoc Ardaneaskan Mountain, Highland3.7 km SE
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Eilean a' Chait Island, Scotland3 km S
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Meall Gorm Mountain, Highland4.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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