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River Skinsdale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°07′00″ N 4°05′00″ W

Map showing the location of River Skinsdale River Skinsdale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balnacoil
5.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport64 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport69 km

About River Skinsdale

River Skinsdale is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Meall na h-Amaite and Pollie Hill.

Climate of River Skinsdale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Skinsdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)123861097067778293114125132121

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to River Skinsdale

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 64 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 116 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 195 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 247 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 251 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 381 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from River Skinsdale

Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 2,425 natural sites, 660 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean nam Meann Island 19 kmN
  • Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km943 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 51 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 50 kmN
  • Neave Island Island 50 kmN
  • Eilean Iosal Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,930 places

  • Hoy Island 94 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 98 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 65 kmSE

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