Kinbrace

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Scotland

| official_name = Kinbrace

| scots_name =

| gaelic_name = Ceann a' Bhràist

| static_image = Kinbrace Church - geograph.org.uk - 1559488.jpg

| static_image_caption = Kinbrace Church

| population =

| os_grid_reference = NC862317

| edinburgh_distance_mi = 162

| london_distance = {{convert|490|mi|km|abbr=on|0}}

| map_type = Sutherland

| coordinates = {{coord|58.260095|-3.940845|display=inline,title}}

| unitary_scotland = Highland

| lieutenancy_scotland =

| constituency_westminster = Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

| post_town = Kinbrace

| postcode_district = KW11

| postcode_area = KW

| dial_code =

}}

Kinbrace is a small village in Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies at the junction of the A897 and B871OpenStreetMap and other cartographs and is {{convert|17|mi|km}} from Helmsdale by road.Ordnance Survey, 1:250,000 scale raster (2010) The village has a station on the Far North Line (also named Kinbrace).[http://www.helmsdale.org/kinbrace.html Helmsdale Community website's page on Kinbrace] Few people live in the village, with the population standing at 51 in the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/11096/profiles_for_settlement_zones|title=2011 Census results|publisher=Highland Council|date=|access-date=2022-04-05}}

The village is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, where it is represented by Jamie Stone of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. It is represented in the Scottish Parliament by Maree Todd of the Scottish National Party.

Climate

Like most of the United Kingdom, Kinbrace experiences an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters. Nonetheless, it is one of the more frost prone low-lying locations in Scotland, with notable temperatures including a minimum of {{convert|-21.7|C|F}} during March 2001,{{Cite web | publisher = TORRO | url = http://www.torro.org.uk/site/mintemps.php | title = 2001 temperature | access-date = 1 November 2011 | archive-date = 5 February 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150205110642/http://www.torro.org.uk/site/mintemps.php | url-status = dead }} and a daytime maximum of {{convert|-10.5|C|F}} during November 1985,{{Cite web|publisher=MetOffice |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html |title=1985 Temperature |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206164520/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html |archivedate=2012-02-06 }} when a temperature inversion persisted throughout the day. It is one of the few low-lying locations in Scotland which have recorded frost in each summer month.

{{Weather box

|width = 86.9%

|location = Kinbrace ({{convert|103|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}} asl, averages 1991–2020)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 12.3

|Feb record high C = 13.4

|Mar record high C = 17.7

|Apr record high C = 23.6

|May record high C = 27.1

|Jun record high C = 28.6

|Jul record high C = 29.5

|Aug record high C = 29.1

|Sep record high C = 25.4

|Oct record high C = 20.8

|Nov record high C = 16.1

|Dec record high C = 13.0

|year record high C = 29.5

|Jan high C = 5.8

|Feb high C = 6.5

|Mar high C = 8.4

|Apr high C = 11.2

|May high C = 14.1

|Jun high C = 16.2

|Jul high C = 18.2

|Aug high C = 17.8

|Sep high C = 15.6

|Oct high C = 11.9

|Nov high C = 8.4

|Dec high C = 5.8

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 2.5

|Feb mean C = 2.9

|Mar mean C = 4.4

|Apr mean C = 6.7

|May mean C = 9.0

|Jun mean C = 11.7

|Jul mean C = 13.7

|Aug mean C = 13.4

|Sep mean C = 11.4

|Oct mean C = 8.1

|Nov mean C = 5.0

|Dec mean C = 2.4

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -0.8

|Feb low C = -0.8

|Mar low C = 0.5

|Apr low C = 2.2

|May low C = 4.0

|Jun low C = 7.3

|Jul low C = 9.3

|Aug low C = 9.0

|Sep low C = 7.1

|Oct low C = 4.3

|Nov low C = 1.6

|Dec low C = -1.0

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -20.3

|Feb record low C = -24.8

|Mar record low C = -21.7

|Apr record low C = -10.2

|May record low C = -6.3

|Jun record low C = -4.0

|Jul record low C = -1.8

|Aug record low C = -2.6

|Sep record low C = -5.1

|Oct record low C = -9.4

|Nov record low C = -19.6

|Dec record low C = -25.5

|year record low C = -25.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 98.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 84.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 73.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 64.2

|May precipitation mm = 59.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 59.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 54.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 70.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 71.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 111.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 102.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 99.5

|year precipitation mm = 948.9

|Jan precipitation days= 18.6

|Feb precipitation days= 16.4

|Mar precipitation days= 15.8

|Apr precipitation days= 13.5

|May precipitation days= 12.9

|Jun precipitation days= 12.6

|Jul precipitation days= 12.5

|Aug precipitation days= 13.5

|Sep precipitation days= 13.9

|Oct precipitation days= 17.3

|Nov precipitation days= 18.0

|Dec precipitation days= 18.0

|year precipitation days= 182.9

|Jan sun = 38.8 |Jan percentsun =

|Feb sun = 68.8 |Feb percentsun =

|Mar sun = 106.1 |Mar percentsun =

|Apr sun = 150.9 |Apr percentsun =

|May sun = 192.3 |May percentsun =

|Jun sun = 146.8 |Jun percentsun =

|Jul sun = 135.2 |Jul percentsun =

|Aug sun = 128.7 |Aug percentsun =

|Sep sun = 114.4 |Sep percentsun =

|Oct sun = 81.9 |Oct percentsun =

|Nov sun = 48.8 |Nov percentsun =

|Dec sun = 27.6 |Dec percentsun =

|year sun = 1240.1

|source = Met Office{{cite web

| url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gfm5qbgxz

| title = Kinbrace Climate

| accessdate = 7 April 2024

|publisher = Met Office}}

}}

Notable people

Angus Ross died in Kinbrace

References

Category:Populated places in Sutherland

Kinbrace

Climate

Notable people

See also

References