- Elevation
- 340 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport49 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km
About Castle Dow
Castle Dow is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 340 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Creag Eilid and West Mains Island.
Climate of Castle Dow
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 98 | 107 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 107 | 130 | 124 | 130 |
How to get to Castle Dow
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (80 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 51 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 49 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmsouth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 84 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 92 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 115 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 229 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Dow
Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,838 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km365 places
- Isle of Spar Island 17 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 15 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 20 kmE
- Lamb Island Island 6 kmE
25–60 km1,666 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 45 kmSE
- St Serf's Island Island 56 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 35 kmSE
- Roy's Folly Island 54 kmSE
60–100 km2,793 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 79 kmS
- Portobello Beach Beach 86 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balnaguard Village, Perth and Kinross1.6 km E
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Pitnacree Village, Perth and Kinross2.3 km N
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Grandtully Village, Perth and Kinross2.4 km NW
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Little Ballinluig Village, Perth and Kinross2.4 km NW
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Strathtay Village, Perth and Kinross2.7 km NW
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Pitlochry Village, Perth and Kinross7.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Eilid Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.6 km S
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West Mains Island Island, Perth and Kinross1.5 km N
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Pitnacree Island Island, Perth and Kinross1.8 km N
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Haugh Island Island, Perth and Kinross2 km NE
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Grandtully Hill North Top Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.6 km SW
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Logierait Wood Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.6 km NE
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Creag a' Choire Odhair Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.7 km SE
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Dunfallandy Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.8 km N
Sources & licences
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