- Elevation
- 144 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport84 km
- ILY Islay Airport85 km
About Meall Ailein
Meall Ailein is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 144 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhan and Cnoc Raera.
Photos of Meall Ailein
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Gylen Castle Macsels · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Meall Ailein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 194 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (210 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 210 | 128 | 156 | 94 | 78 | 86 | 107 | 129 | 174 | 189 | 194 | 195 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Meall Ailein
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 84 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (86 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 95 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 84 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 85 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 152 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 159 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 195 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ailein
Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 3,469 natural sites, 1,350 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km632 places
- Scarba Island 20 kmSW
- Eriska Island 24 kmN
- Torsa Island Island 10 kmSW
- Shuna Island 13 kmS
25–60 km1,821 places
- Colonsay Island 51 kmSW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 47 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 44 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km2,451 places
- Isle of Arran Island 83 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 74 kmSE
- Eigg Island 74 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Barrnacarry Village, Argyll and Bute0.7 km W
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Kilninver Village, Argyll and Bute1.3 km NE
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Ardentallen Village, Argyll and Bute3.8 km NE
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Lerags Village, Argyll and Bute4.2 km N
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Knipoch Village, Argyll and Bute4.2 km NE
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Clachan Village, Argyll and Bute4.4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Bhan Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km N
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Cnoc Raera Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SE
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Beinn Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km W
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Barnacarry Bay Natural site, Scotland1.7 km N
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Beinn Clachan Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km W
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Creag Loisgte Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km S
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Tom a' Chrochaidh Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km NE
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Corr Leathad Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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