- Elevation
- 223 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport36 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport122 km
About Carn an Daraich
Carn an Daraich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 223 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Sron a' Chomair and Creag a' Chaoruinn.
Climate of Carn an Daraich
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 233 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (238 mm)
- Driest month
- May (100 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 238 | 167 | 198 | 110 | 100 | 109 | 117 | 139 | 191 | 218 | 233 | 229 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Carn an Daraich
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 160 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 36 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 122 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 134 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 193 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 202 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 342 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn an Daraich
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,235 natural sites, 943 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km365 places
- Moy Island Island 8 kmE
- Eilean Aigas Island 17 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 17 kmNE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 2 kmE
25–60 km1,700 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 51 kmW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 53 kmW
- Isle Martin Island 54 kmNW
- Gruinard Island Island 59 kmNW
60–100 km3,155 places
- Island of Raasay Island 88 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 83 kmE
- Scalpay Island 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tarvie Village, Highland1.2 km NE
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Achilty Village, Highland2.7 km E
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Strathpeffer Village, Highland6.5 km E
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Little Scatwell Village, Highland3.1 km SW
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Garve Village, Highland4.4 km NW
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Gorstan Village, Highland4.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sron a' Chomair Mountain, Highland0.7 km S
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Creag a' Chaoruinn Mountain, Highland1.2 km NW
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Loch Garve Lake, Highland1 km W
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Carn Loch a' Bhodaich Mountain, Highland1.5 km W
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Torr an Lair Mountain, Highland2 km S
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Cnoc Dubh Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Carn Faire nan Con Mountain, Highland2.5 km NW
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Eilean Gaineamhach Island, Highland2.1 km S
Sources & licences
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