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Moray

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 57°25′00″ N 3°15′00″ W

Moray
Elgin · Lucas Kendall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
95,010
95K
Elevation
489 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
465
listed under Moray
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport50 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport68 km

About Moray

Moray is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 95,010. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Tom a' Chait and Knock Frink.

Climate of Moray

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (97 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Moray
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°11°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)976776586163627384969085

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Moray

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (68 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 76 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 50 kmwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 68 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 183 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 290 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Moray

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 2,839 natural sites, 526 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 17 kmN
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 14 kmN
  • Heathery Isle Island 9 kmNE
  • Island Roary Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,033 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 58 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 34 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 47 kmW

60–100 km2,159 places

  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 76 kmE
  • Moy Island Island 78 kmW
  • Keith Inch Island 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Moray

465 places

Cities & villages28

Mountains & nature23

Lakes, rivers & coasts9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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