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Mountain

Carn Bad na Caorach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°23′57″ N 3°36′46″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Bad na Caorach Carn Bad na Caorach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
477 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Upper Derraid
1.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport31 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport88 km

About Carn Bad na Caorach

Carn Bad na Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 477 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Carn Luig and Carn an Fhuarain Mhoir.

Climate of Carn Bad na Caorach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Carn Bad na Caorach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1066982566164647386979491

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Carn Bad na Caorach

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (88 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 96 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 31 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 88 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 96 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 297 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Bad na Caorach

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 3,432 natural sites, 627 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Island Roary Island 18 kmE
  • Craigroy Island Island 16 kmE
  • Stony Island Island 17 kmE
  • Loch Vaa Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,283 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 31 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 60 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 58 kmW

60–100 km2,609 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 79 kmE
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 98 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 79 kmSW

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