Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:21 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:44 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,683 residentsin the Invergowrie, Longforgan and Abernyte census areaMedian age 50.91,657 households79% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,773 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C767 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Parks and green spacesInvergowrie Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haSouth Road Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haCamperdown Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 160 haLynch Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haLochee Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 10 haThe Helen McGregor Parkplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197930 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202145 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,729 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Victoria Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryWestgate Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots UK Limited3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist82 Main Streetright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND1.5 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI37 miRailway stationInvergowrieunder a mileBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre3.7 miFerryAnstruther Harbour22 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD2 postcode district.
