Daily temperatures range from 11C in April, to 18C and above in July but the weather can vary from day to day. Winter temperatures can be below zero with frost and snow. Population Cupar is the largest town in the area on the map shown below with a population of around 7,500. There is no heavy industry in the area which is predominantly agricultural with mixed farms growing wheat, barely, oil seed rape, potatoes, vegetables and soft fruits mainly raspberries and strawberries. Cattle and sheep farming is also widespread.
Light industry is located in small pockets throughout the towns and villages.
There is a flourishing, long established oats processing plant outside Cupar. Sand and gravel extraction takes place near Ladybank. The map covers a distance across of approximately 21 miles. Tay while the city of Edinburgh is 40 miles to the south across the river Forth. Andrews is on the coast 9 miles to the East.