- 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
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Eigg Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Tanera Beg See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eilean an Ròin Mòr michael hardman · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Isle Ristol W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Risga Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
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
- Littlemill · Village
- Little Scatwell · Village
- Little Torboll · Village
- Loandhu · Village
- Loaneckheim · Village
- Loanreoch · Village
- Loans of Tullich · Village
- Lochaline · Village
Mountains & nature12
- Little Loch Broom · Natural site
- Little Wyvis · Mountain
- Loch Aber · Natural site
- Loch a’ Chadh-fi · Natural site
- Loch a’ Choire · Natural site
- Loch a’ Chracaich · Natural site
- Loch Ailort · Natural site
- Loch Ainort · Natural site
- Loch Airdbhair · Natural site
- Loch Aline · Natural site
- Loch Alsh · Natural site
- Loch an Alltain Duibh · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts40
- Little Gruinard River · River
- Loch a’ Bhanain · Lake
- Loch a’ Bhealaich · Lake
- Loch a’ Bhealaich · Lake
- Loch a’ Bhealaich · Lake
- Loch a’ Bhraoin · Lake
- Loch Achaidh na h-Inich · Lake
- Loch Achall · Lake
- Loch Achanalt · Lake
- Loch Achnamoine · Lake
- Loch a’ Choire · Lake
- Loch a’ Chràthaich · Lake
- Loch a’ Chroisg · Lake
- Loch a’ Chroisg · Lake
- Loch Achtriochtan · Lake
- Loch a’ Chuilinn · Lake
- Loch Affric · Lake
- Loch a' Gharbh-bhaid Beag · Lake
- Loch a’ Gharbh-bhaid Mòr · Lake
- Loch a’ Ghriama · Lake
- Loch a' Ghubhais · River
- Loch Ailsh · Lake
- Loch Aisir · Lake
- Loch Aisir Mor · Lake
- Loch Akran · Lake
- Loch Alvie · Lake
- Loch a’ Mhuilinn · Lake
- Loch a’ Mhuillidh · Lake
- Lochan a’ Bhealaich · Lake
- Lochan a’ Choire · Lake
- Loch an Alltain Fhearna · Lake
- Lochan Beinn Chaorach · Lake
- Loch an Daimh · Lake
- Loch an Dithreibh · Lake
- Lochan Dubh · Lake
- Lochan Dubh nan Geodh · Lake
- Lochan Ealach Beag · Lake
- Loch an Eilein · Lake
- Loch an Eoin · Lake
- Loch an Eòin · Lake
Other regions in Scotland
-
Aberdeenshire District, Scotland145 km E -
Moray District, Scotland105 km E
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Perth and Kinross District, Scotland135 km SE
-
Western Isles District, Scotland131 km W
Sources & licences
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