Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:27 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:50 am – 3:41 pm
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People4,350 residentsin the Rannoch and Aberfeldy census areaMedian age 53.72,092 households67% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,175 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 17%, health and social work 9%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 16°C, lows 8°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -1°C2,534 mm of rain a year, 94 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January116 days of air frost, no 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)
Nearby landmarksMeall Taurnaighmountain · 1.4 miMeall nan Subhmountain · 1.8 miBreadalbane Mountainshills · under a mileLochan Learg nan Lunnlake · 1.7 miLochan Achlarichlake · 2.5 miSgiath Bhuidhehill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes149 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 29 Sep 198649 mi away, Oban, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202630 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.3 · PM10 5.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,773 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation285 m935 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 184 to 649 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
