Village

Knockbain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°27′23″ N 4°24′51″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 55 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 Airport24 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport136 km

About Knockbain

Knockbain is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 55 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Uird and Kirkhill.

Climate of Knockbain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (178 mm)
Driest month: April (77 mm)

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14° 6°

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Jan

178

Feb

118

Mar

142

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

103

Sep

138

Oct

156

Nov

168

Dec

167

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 Knockbain
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	178	118	142	77	78	83	88	103	138	156	168	167

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knockbain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (136 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 24 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 136 kmnortheast
Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmeast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 177 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 183 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 326 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knockbain

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 4,471 natural sites, 941 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km327 places

Moy Island Island 13 kmNW
Eilean Aigas Island 9 kmW
Eilean nan Uan Island 18 kmNW
Eilean an Daraich Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,585 places

Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 49 kmSW
Eilean na Faoileig Island 27 kmN
Eilean nan Ròn Island 51 kmN
Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 48 kmN

60–100 km3,544 places

Island of Raasay Island 100 kmW
Findlays Seat Mountain 74 kmE
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 74 kmNE
Scalpay Island 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cnoc an Uird Mountain, Highland
2.2 km SW
Kirkhill Mountain, Highland
2.4 km N
An Leacainn Mountain, Highland
3.3 km SE
Moniack Burn River, Highland
3.5 km NE
Beauly Priory Historic site, Highland
4.1 km NW
River Beauly River, Highland
4.1 km N