- 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 & villages1
- Lochluichart · Village
Mountains & nature4
- Loch Moidart · Natural site
- Loch na Dal · Natural site
- Loch nan Ceall · Natural site
- Loch nan Uamh · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts55
- Loch Loy · Lake
- Loch Loyal · Lake
- Loch Loyne · Lake
- Loch Luichart · Lake
- Loch Lundhi · Lake
- Loch Lundie · Lake
- Loch Lundie · Lake
- Loch Lungard · Lake
- Loch Lunndaidh · Lake
- Loch Lurgainn · Lake
- Loch MacDougall · Lake
- Loch ma Nàire · Lake
- Loch Maree · Lake
- Loch ma Stac · Lake
- Loch Meadie · Lake
- Loch Meadie · Lake
- Loch Meadie · Lake
- Loch Mealt · Lake
- Loch Meiklie · Lake
- Loch Merkland · Lake
- Loch Mhaolach-coire · Lake
- Loch Mhoicean · Lake
- Loch Migdale · Lake
- Loch Mohr · Lake
- Loch Monar · Lake
- Loch Mòr · Lake
- Loch Morar · Lake
- Loch More · Lake
- Loch More · Lake
- Loch Morie · Lake
- Loch Morlich · Lake
- Loch Mor na Caorach · Lake
- Loch Moy · Lake
- Loch Mudle · Lake
- Loch Mullardoch · Lake
- Loch na Beinne Baine · Lake
- Loch na Beinne Redhe · Lake
- Loch na Caoidhe · Lake
- Loch na Caorach · Lake
- Loch na Claise · Lake
- Lochna Cloiche · Lake
- Loch na Gaineimh · Lake
- Loch Na Gainimh · Lake
- Loch na Lairige · Lake
- Loch na Leitreach · Lake
- Loch na Lerig · Lake
- Loch na Lureach · Lake
- Loch nam Breac · Lake
- Loch nam Breac Dearga · Lake
- Loch nan Cabar · Lake
- Loch nan Clàr · Lake
- Loch nan Ealachan · Lake
- Loch nan Eun · Lake
- Loch nan Lann · Lake
- Loch nan Liagh · 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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