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Meikle Balloch

Located in Moray, Scotland Coordinates: 57°24′00″ N 3°04′06″ W

Map showing the location of Meikle Balloch Meikle Balloch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
463 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dufftown
6.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport57 km
INV Inverness Airport61 km

About Meikle Balloch

Meikle Balloch is a mountain. Location: Moray, Scotland. Elevation: 463 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Garbet Hill and Ben Main.

Climate of Meikle Balloch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (97 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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).

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Climate of Meikle Balloch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)966774596363637583979184

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Meikle Balloch

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 65 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 57 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 61 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 104 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 161 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 186 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 285 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meikle Balloch

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 2,503 natural sites, 460 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 17 kmNW
  • Heathery Isle Island 13 kmNW
  • Island Roary Island 17 kmW

25–60 km988 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 47 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 38 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 37 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 58 kmW

60–100 km1,788 places

  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 66 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 66 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 89 kmW
  • Keith Inch Island 79 kmE

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