- Elevation
- 558 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport58 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport108 km
About Carn a' Chaorainn
Carn a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 558 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Carn Mhartuin and Braigh na Leitire.
Climate of Carn a' Chaorainn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 287 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (290 mm)
- Driest month
- May (115 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 200 | 243 | 133 | 115 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 234 | 268 | 287 | 285 |
How to get to Carn a' Chaorainn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 173 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 58 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 108 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 141 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 173 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 193 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 209 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn a' Chaorainn
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,246 natural sites, 994 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km420 places
- Eilean nan Uan Island 25 kmE
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 18 kmSE
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 21 kmNW
- Eilean Gaineamhach Island 22 kmE
25–60 km1,884 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 59 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 29 kmE
- Eilean Tigh Island 59 kmW
- Tanera More Island 57 kmNW
60–100 km2,978 places
- Isle of Skye Island 79 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 65 kmW
- Eigg Island 100 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 97 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Scardroy Village, Highland3.7 km SE
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Achnasheen Village, Highland5.2 km NW
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Achanalt Village, Highland10 km NE
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Milton Village, Highland11 km E
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Dalnacroich Village, Highland13 km E
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Kinlochewe Village, Highland18 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Mhartuin Mountain, Highland1.9 km W
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Braigh na Leitire Mountain, Highland1.9 km S
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Carn an Leanaidh Mountain, Highland2 km E
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Cnap na Feola Mountain, Highland3.5 km E
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Cnoc an t-Sithein Mountain, Highland4.2 km W
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Creag Sgiathan Mountain, Highland4.3 km SW
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Creag Coire na Feola Mountain, Highland5.1 km S
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Meall Buidhe Mountain, Highland5.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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