- Elevation
- 459 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport48 km
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport86 km
About Glen Shee
Glen Shee is a natural site. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Bad an Loin and Carn an Daimh.
Climate of Glen Shee
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 107 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (137 mm)
- Driest month
- April (63 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° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 86 | 95 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 74 | 97 | 119 | 107 | 110 |
How to get to Glen Shee
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (86 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 48 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 48 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 86 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 48 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 89 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 235 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Shee
Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 3,484 natural sites, 661 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km466 places
- Lamb Island Island 25 kmSW
- Tomdachoille Island Island 22 kmSW
- Big Island Island 25 kmSW
- Loch Wharral Lake 24 kmE
25–60 km1,451 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 53 kmS
- Moncreiffe Island Island 48 kmS
- Isle of Spar Island 43 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 41 kmSW
60–100 km2,372 places
- Balbithan Island Island 82 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 85 kmN
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 91 kmNE
- Burntisland Beach Beach 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spittal of Glenshee Village, Perth and Kinross1.9 km W
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Glenshee Village Village, Perth and Kinross2.1 km S
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Finegand Village, Perth and Kinross4.4 km S
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Clackavoid Village, Perth and Kinross7.1 km S
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Lair Village, Perth and Kinross7.2 km S
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Little Forter Village, Angus7.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bad an Loin Mountain, Perth and Kinross0.7 km NW
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Carn an Daimh Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.3 km NE
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Gleann Beag Natural site, Perth and Kinross1.9 km N
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Carn Chomh-Stri Mountain, Perth and Kinross2 km NE
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Creag Bhinnein Mountain, Perth and Kinross2 km S
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Shee Water River, Perth and Kinross1 km SW
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Ben Gulabin Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.1 km NW
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Meall Uaine Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.3 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Creag Leacach Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.1 km NE -
The Cairnwell Mountain, Perth and Kinross7 km N -
Creag na Bruaich Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.6 km SE
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Creag an Dubh Shluic Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.9 km SW
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Black Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.1 km NE
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Craigenloch Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.1 km E
Sources & licences
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