- Elevation
- 524 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport42 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport106 km
About Carn a' Chlaiginn
Carn a' Chlaiginn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 524 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Càrn Bhren and Carn Salachaidh.
Climate of Carn a' Chlaiginn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (175 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 118 | 144 | 89 | 83 | 94 | 101 | 116 | 149 | 165 | 175 | 164 |
How to get to Carn a' Chlaiginn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 42 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 106 kmnortheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 117 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 221 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 225 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 366 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn a' Chlaiginn
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,400 natural sites, 858 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km306 places
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 17 kmS
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 8 kmNE
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 20 kmN
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 7 kmNW
25–60 km1,434 places
- Moy Island Island 33 kmS
- Tanera More Island 59 kmW
- Summer Isles Island 60 kmW
- Isle Martin Island 47 kmW
60–100 km2,563 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 82 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 72 kmE
- Eilean a' Char Island 61 kmW
- Eilean Dubh Island 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardgay Village, Highland7.1 km NE
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Bonar Bridge Village, Highland8.7 km NE
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Dounie Village, Highland4.6 km NE
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Culrain Village, Highland8.3 km NE
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Upper Gledfield Village, Highland5.2 km NE
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Soyal Village, Highland5.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Càrn Bhren Mountain, Highland0.9 km W
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Carn Salachaidh Mountain, Highland1.8 km W
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Coire Bog Natural site, Highland2.8 km SE
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Carn a' Bhealaich Mountain, Highland2.6 km W
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Meall na h-Uigeig Mountain, Highland2.6 km SE
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Sron na Saobhaidhe Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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Sron na Saobhaidhe East Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km S
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Cona' chreag Mountain, Highland2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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