- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 84 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport41 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport41 km
About Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is a historic site. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Stirling Castle and Forthbank Stadium.
Photos of Stirling Castle
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Dumyat Adrianmckie · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Forthbank Stadium James Stewart · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Stirling Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (145 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 145 | 98 | 106 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 112 | 133 | 129 | 132 |
How to get to Stirling Castle
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 35 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 41 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 41 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 68 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 71 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stirling Castle
Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 3,853 natural sites, 945 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km190 places
- Inch Island 8 kmE
- Speirs Island Island 17 kmS
- Dog Isle Island 23 kmW
- Portnellan Island Island 23 kmNW
25–60 km1,457 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 46 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 44 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 50 kmNE
60–100 km3,340 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 79 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stirling Castle Mountain, Stirling0.1 km NW
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Forthbank Stadium Landmark, Stirling2.3 km E
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King's Park Mountain, Stirling1.3 km SW
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Cambuskenneth Abbey Historic site, Stirling1.9 km E
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Craigforth Mountain, Stirling1.9 km W
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Abbey Craig Mountain, Stirling2.5 km NE
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River Teith River, Stirling2.5 km NW
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Allan Water River, Stirling1.4 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Stirling City, Stirling0.8 km SE -
Cambusbarron Village, Stirling2.1 km SW
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Bridge of Allan Town, Stirling3.4 km N -
Bannockburn Town, Stirling4.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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