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River Helmsdale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°07′00″ N 3°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of River Helmsdale River Helmsdale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
110 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Helmsdale
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport51 km
INV Inverness Airport68 km

About River Helmsdale

River Helmsdale is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Creag Marail and Caen Burn.

Climate of River Helmsdale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (116 mm)
Driest month
May (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 River Helmsdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10877966260687282101111116106

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to River Helmsdale

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 253 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 372 kmsouth

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

Day trips from River Helmsdale

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,215 natural sites, 583 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km126 places

  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 19 kmSW
  • Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 16 kmSW
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 11 kmNW
  • Loch Horn Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km646 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Clett Island 57 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 56 kmN
  • Garbh-eilean Island 58 kmN

60–100 km2,081 places

  • Hoy Island 84 kmN
  • Flotta Island 86 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 67 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 86 kmNE

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