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Keoldale

Located in Sutherlandshire, Highland Coordinates: 58°33′11″ N 4°47′01″ W

Map showing the location of Keoldale Keoldale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport98 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport99 km

About Keoldale

Keoldale is a village. Location: Sutherlandshire, Highland. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Durness Golf Course and Beinn an Amair.

Climate of Keoldale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (66 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 Keoldale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1298810973668190105135144155135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Keoldale

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 98 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 99 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 118 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 301 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Keoldale

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 1,661 natural sites, 518 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Whale Islet Island 24 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 23 kmE
  • Eilean Hoan Island 6 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 7 kmSE

25–60 km797 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 35 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 26 kmE
  • Oldany Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,143 places

  • Hoy Island 92 kmE
  • Clett Island 73 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 71 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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