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Mountain

Aird Ghlas

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°56′16″ N 5°37′17″ W

Map showing the location of Aird Ghlas Aird Ghlas
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
369 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Swordland
2.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport91 km
BRR Barra Airport111 km

About Aird Ghlas

Aird Ghlas is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 369 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Meith Bheinn West Top and Meith Bheinn.

Climate of Aird Ghlas

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (291 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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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Climate of Aird Ghlas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°9°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)291187236129108119139163239264283283

How to get to Aird Ghlas

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 91 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 111 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 116 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 170 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 261 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Aird Ghlas

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,172 natural sites, 1,284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km541 places

  • Eilean Shona Island 23 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 22 kmN
  • Luinga Mhòr Island 19 kmW

25–60 km1,749 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 55 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 33 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km3,202 places

  • Hebrides Island 73 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 99 kmS
  • Scarba Island 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Swordland Village, Highland
    2.8 km N
  • Kylesmorar Village, Highland
    4.3 km N
  • Tarbet Village, Inverness-shire
    3.6 km N
  • Stoul Village, Highland
    7.1 km NW
  • Bracara Village, Highland
    9.2 km NW
  • Inverie Village, Highland
    12 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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