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Carn Dearg

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°48′26″ N 5°05′40″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Dearg Carn Dearg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
457 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Croftown
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport69 km
SYY Stornoway Airport86 km

About Carn Dearg

Carn Dearg is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 457 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Meall Glac Tigh-fail and Carn Mhic Ruairidh.

Climate of Carn Dearg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 281 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (281 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).

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Climate of Carn Dearg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°14°16°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)278193235133115126138162230264281273

How to get to Carn Dearg

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 194 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 69 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 138 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 194 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 222 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 237 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 361 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn Dearg

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,804 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Isle Martin Island 18 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Gruinard Island Island 24 kmW
  • An Eilid Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,646 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 32 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Tanera More Island 29 kmNW

60–100 km2,761 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 89 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 94 kmW

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