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Beinn a' Chairein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′41″ N 4°49′59″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn a' Chairein Beinn a' Chairein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
646 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muchrachd
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport52 km
SYY Stornoway Airport132 km

About Beinn a' Chairein

Beinn a' Chairein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 646 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Creag a' Choire Dhuibh and Carn na Toiteil.

Climate of Beinn a' Chairein

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (274 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 Beinn a' Chairein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°13°15°14°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)274185222116108114122146209240258262

How to get to Beinn a' Chairein

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 149 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 52 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 132 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 148 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 167 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 169 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn a' Chairein

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 4,620 natural sites, 1,023 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km449 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 20 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Each Island 18 kmS
  • Eilean nan Greusaich Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 7 kmN

25–60 km1,946 places

  • Moy Island Island 30 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 56 kmNW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km3,296 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 86 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 74 kmW
  • Eigg Island 95 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 70 kmW

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