- 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 & villages4
Mountains & nature11
- Loch Nevis · Natural site
- Loch Pooltiel · Natural site
- Loch Roe · Natural site
- Loch Scavaig · Natural site
- Loch Scresort · Natural site
- Loch Shieldaig · Natural site
- Loch Shieldaig · Natural site
- Loch Slapin · Natural site
- Loch Sligachan · Natural site
- Loch Snizort · Natural site
- Loch Snizort Beag · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts45
- Loch na Seilge · Lake
- Loch na Sgeallaig · Lake
- Loch na Sheallag · Lake
- Loch Naver · Lake
- Loch Neaty · Lake
- Loch Ness · Lake
- Loch of Camster · Lake
- Loch of the Clans · Lake
- Loch of Toftingall · Lake
- Loch of Wester · Lake
- Loch of Yarrows · Lake
- Loch Oich · Lake
- Loch Olginey · Lake
- Loch Osgaig · Lake
- Loch Ossian · Lake
- Loch Pattack · Lake
- Loch Pityoulish · Lake
- Loch Quoich · Lake
- Loch Raa · Lake
- Loch Rangag · Lake
- Loch Rimsdale · Lake
- Loch Roy · Lake
- Loch Ruard · Lake
- Loch Ruthven · Lake
- Loch Sallochy · Lake
- Loch Saorach · Lake
- Loch Scalabsdale · Lake
- Loch Scarmclate · Lake
- Loch Scye · Lake
- Loch Sgamhain · Lake
- Loch Shiel · Lake
- Loch Shin · Lake
- Loch Shurrery · Lake
- Loch Sionascaig · Lake
- Loch Slaim · Lake
- Loch Sletill · Lake
- Loch Spey · Lake
- Loch Stack · Lake
- Loch Staonsaid · Lake
- Loch Stemster · Lake
- Loch Strathy · Lake
- Loch Sunart · Lake
- Loch Syre · Lake
- Loch Tarff · Lake
- Loch Tarvie · Lake
Sources & licences
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