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Elrig

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′03″ N 3°30′45″ W

Map showing the location of Elrig Elrig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
588 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spittal of Glenshee
4.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport48 km
INV Inverness Airport90 km

About Elrig

Elrig is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 588 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Blar Achaidh and Creag Dubh-leitir.

Climate of Elrig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · 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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Climate of Elrig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°15°12°9°5°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)154971076775717281107131121125

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Elrig

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (92 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 48 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 48 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmnorth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 92 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 95 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 95 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 234 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Elrig

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 3,603 natural sites, 693 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km459 places

  • Island of Clunie Island 23 kmS
  • Lamb Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Dowally Island Island 21 kmS
  • West Mains Island Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,509 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 51 kmS
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 45 kmS
  • Isle of Spar Island 37 kmSW
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 55 kmW

60–100 km2,471 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 88 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 89 kmN
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 96 kmNE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmS

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