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Natural site

Strath Grudie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′00″ N 4°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Strath Grudie Strath Grudie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
198 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport59 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport96 km

About Strath Grudie

Strath Grudie is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Cloich-bhuaile and Meall a' Ghruididh.

Climate of Strath Grudie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Strath Grudie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)160114140878192100115147162172159

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Strath Grudie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 173 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 96 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 173 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 383 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Strath Grudie

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 2,808 natural sites, 728 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 13 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 5 kmE
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 16 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 6 kmE

25–60 km1,614 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 50 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 51 kmS
  • Whale Islet Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km1,684 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 92 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 80 kmSE
  • Clett Island 88 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lairg Village, Highland
    6 km E
  • Salachadh Village, Highland
    3.5 km NE
  • Claonel Village, Highland
    4.3 km E
  • Achany Village, Highland
    6.2 km SE
  • Colaboll Village, Highland
    5.9 km NE
  • Gruids Village, Highland
    5.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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