Town

Auchterarder

Local name: Uachdar Àrdach

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°17′46″ N 3°42′25″ W

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Population: 5,840; 5.8K
Elevation: 108 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EDI Edinburgh Airport44 km; DND Dundee Airport46 km

About Auchterarder

Auchterarder is a town. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Population: 5,840. Elevation: 108 m.

From Wikipedia

Auchterarder ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Once part of the historic county of Perthshire, it is home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The 1+1⁄2-mile-long (2.5-kilometre) High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town. Auchterarder had a population of 6,061 in 2022, indicating an increase from 4,444 in 2011.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Auchterarder

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Climate of Auchterarder

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (158 mm)
Driest month: April (68 mm)

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11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

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15° 9°

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Jan

158

Feb

104

Mar

115

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

116

Oct

138

Nov

133

Dec

139

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 Auchterarder
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	158	104	115	68	76	73	78	88	116	138	133	139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auchterarder

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 44 kmsoutheast
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 46 kmnortheast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 49 kmnortheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 59 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 136 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 198 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Auchterarder

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 3,691 natural sites, 827 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km275 places

Moncreiffe Island Island 20 kmNE
Roy's Folly Island 22 kmSE
Inch Island 22 kmS
Reed Bower Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km1,361 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 40 kmSE
Cramond beach Beach 43 kmSE
Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmSE
Mugdrum Island Island 29 kmE

60–100 km3,069 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 96 kmSW
Hunterston Sands Beach 98 kmSW
Gullane Beach Beach 61 kmSE
Seacliff Beach Beach 72 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Thorney Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross
3 km E
Craig Rossie Mountain, Perth and Kinross
4 km E
Black Maller Mountain, Perth and Kinross
3.5 km SE
Coul Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross
3.8 km SE
Glen Eagles Natural site, Perth and Kinross
5.2 km S
Machany Water River, Perth and Kinross
2.4 km N
Beld Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross
4.7 km E
Rossie Law Mountain, Perth and Kinross
5.3 km E