Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:16 am – 10:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 37 min8:55 am – 3:31 pm
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People5,079 residentsin the Nairn Rural census areaMedian age 49.52,243 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,538 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 8°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -2°C1,168 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October100 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197546 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202148 mi away, Roybridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,332 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation221 m725 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 211 to 394 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNairn Town And County Hospital10 miGP surgeryNairn Healthcare Group10 miPharmacyTornagrain Healthcare LTD8.6 miDentistCroy Dental7.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV9.7 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ65 miRailway stationInverness Airport9.4 miBus stationBus StationNairn11 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend17 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV12 postcode district.
