- Elevation
- 536 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport51 km
- INV Inverness Airport90 km
About Ben Skievie
Ben Skievie is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 536 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Gurlet and Crungie Dubh.
Climate of Ben Skievie
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (154 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 97 | 107 | 67 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 107 | 131 | 121 | 125 |
How to get to Ben Skievie
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (92 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 52 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 51 kmsoutheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 52 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 102 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 108 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 236 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ben Skievie
Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 3,744 natural sites, 758 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km436 places
- Island of Clunie Island 23 kmSE
- Lamb Island Island 15 kmS
- Dowally Island Island 17 kmS
- West Mains Island Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km1,609 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 52 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 44 kmS
- Eilean an Righ Island 56 kmNW
- Isle of Spar Island 31 kmSW
60–100 km2,594 places
- Balbithan Island Island 94 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 93 kmN
- Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmS
- Cramond beach Beach 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Straloch Village, Perth and Kinross3.6 km E
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Pitlochry Village, Perth and Kinross9.6 km SW -
Enochdhu Village, Perth and Kinross6.1 km E
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Balnald Village, Perth and Kinross8.4 km SE
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Kirkmichael Village, Perth and Kinross8.5 km SE
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Milton of Edradour Village, Perth and Kinross8.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gurlet Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.1 km W
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Crungie Dubh Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.1 km W
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Bad an Tuirc Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.3 km N
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Crungie Clach Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.3 km W
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Creag an t-Sithein Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.4 km NE
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Straloch Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.7 km E
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Glen Brerachan Natural site, Perth and Kinross3.8 km S
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Gleann Fearnach Natural site, Perth and Kinross3.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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