- Population
- 237,290
- 237.3K
- Elevation
- 691 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 7,264
- listed under Highland
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport57 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport112 km
About Highland
Highland is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 237,290. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (57 km).
Photos of Highland
Climate of Highland
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 290 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (305 mm)
- Driest month
- May (120 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 305 | 207 | 251 | 132 | 120 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 235 | 271 | 290 | 294 |
How to get to Highland
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 168 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 57 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 112 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 142 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 188 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 205 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 328 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Highland
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,286 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km410 places
- Eilean nan Uan Island 25 kmE
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 14 kmSE
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 25 kmNW
- Eilean Gaineamhach Island 22 kmE
25–60 km1,934 places
- Moy Island Island 29 kmE
- Eilean Tigh Island 60 kmW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 36 kmNW
- Sandaig Islands Island 56 kmSW
60–100 km2,991 places
- Isle of Skye Island 78 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 65 kmW
- Eigg Island 97 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Highland
7,264 placesCities & villages8
- Stoer · Village
- Stoul · Village
- Strath · Village
- Strath · Village
- Strath · Village
- Strathan Skerray · Village
- Strathcanaird · Village
- Strathcarron · Village
Mountains & nature51
- Stob Coire Dhomhnuill · Mountain
- Stob Coire Dubh · Mountain
- Stob Coire Easain · Mountain
- Stob Coire Easain · Mountain
- Stob Coire Easain West Top · Mountain
- Stob Coire Gaibhre · Mountain
- Stob Coire Leith · Mountain
- Stob Coire Lochan · Mountain
- Stob Coire Loch Blair · Mountain
- Stob Coire na Ceannain · Mountain
- Stob Coire na Cloiche · Mountain
- Stob Coire na Craileig · Mountain
- Stob Coire nam Beith · Mountain
- Stob Coire nan Cearc · Mountain
- Stob Coire nan Dearcag · Mountain
- Stob Coire nan Easain · Mountain
- Stob Coire nan Lochan · Mountain
- Stob Coire na Tulaich · Mountain
- Stob Coire Sgreamhach · Mountain
- Stob Coire Sgriodain · Mountain
- Stob Coire Sgriodain South Top · Mountain
- Stob Dubh · Mountain
- Stob Dubh North Top · Mountain
- Stob Ghabhar North Top · Mountain
- Stob Loch a' Bhealaich · Mountain
- Stob Loch Allt Eigin · Mountain
- Stob Loch a' Mhuillin · Mountain
- Stob Loch an Eich Dhuibh · Mountain
- Stob Loch an Iasaich · Mountain
- Stob Lochan Lourie · Mountain
- Stob Loch Doire na h-Airighe · Mountain
- Stob Loch Fearna · Mountain
- Stob Loch na Claise · Mountain
- Stob Loch na Doire Moire · Mountain
- Stob Loch nam Forca · Mountain
- Stob Mam Attadail · Mountain
- Stob Mhic Bheathain · Mountain
- Stob Mhic Mhartuin · Mountain
- Stob na Doire · Mountain
- Stob na Muicraidh · Mountain
- Stob Phollain Riabhaich · Mountain
- Stob Poite Coire Ardair · Mountain
- Stob Poite Coire Ardair East Top · Mountain
- Stockval · Mountain
- Stone Cross Hill · Mountain
- Strath Bran · Natural site
- Strath Brora · Natural site
- Strath Carron · Natural site
- Strath Chaillach · Natural site
- Strath Cluanie · Natural site
- Strath Conon · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Strath Burn · River
Sources & licences
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