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Mountain

Beinn an Amair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°32′48″ N 4°49′11″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn an Amair Beinn an Amair
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
280 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Durness
4.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport96 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport101 km

About Beinn an Amair

Beinn an Amair is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 280 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Bhraghad and Beinn Akie.

Climate of Beinn an Amair

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (66 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 an Amair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1298810973668190105135144155135

How to get to Beinn an Amair

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 96 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 101 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 301 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn an Amair

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,666 natural sites, 518 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km283 places

  • Whale Islet Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean Hoan Island 9 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 9 kmSE
  • Eilean a’ Chaoil Island 23 kmE

25–60 km792 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 33 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 28 kmE
  • Rabbit Islands Island 25 kmE

60–100 km1,133 places

  • Hoy Island 94 kmE
  • Clett Island 75 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 69 kmSW

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