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Blackford

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°15′35″ N 3°46′59″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
760
760
Elevation
127 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 Airport43 km
DND Dundee Airport52 km

About Blackford

Blackford is a village. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Population: 760. Elevation: 127 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Glen Eagles and Craigentaggert Hill.

Climate of Blackford

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 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Blackford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1581041156876737888116138133139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackford

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 50 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 52 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 55 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 198 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Blackford

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,747 natural sites, 884 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km269 places

  • Roy's Folly Island 25 kmE
  • Inch Island 17 kmS
  • Alice's Bower Island 25 kmE
  • Scart Island Island 25 kmE

25–60 km1,424 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 41 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 43 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 54 kmSE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 35 kmE

60–100 km3,129 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmSW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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