Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Wester Gruinards

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°53′50″ N 4°30′27″ W

Map showing the location of Wester Gruinards Wester Gruinards
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport48 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport104 km

About Wester Gruinards

Wester Gruinards is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Sidhean an Radhairc and Strath Carron.

Climate of Wester Gruinards

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 212 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (212 mm)
Driest month
May (95 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wester Gruinards
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)20514617510495107115135178201212201

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wester Gruinards

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 167 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 48 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 104 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 113 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 167 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 227 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 231 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 371 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wester Gruinards

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 3,210 natural sites, 831 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 22 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 7 kmE
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 16 kmN
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,546 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 60 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 38 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 55 kmW

60–100 km2,234 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 86 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 76 kmE
  • Clett Island 99 kmNE
  • Whale Islet Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: