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Carn Dearg Ailein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°54′00″ N 5°25′14″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Dearg Ailein Carn Dearg Ailein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badluchrach
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport64 km
INV Inverness Airport91 km

About Carn Dearg Ailein

Carn Dearg Ailein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 126 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Carn na Glaic Buidhe and Cailleach Head.

Climate of Carn Dearg Ailein

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (228 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Ailein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°13°15°17°16°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)2121451759986102111129187213228215

How to get to Carn Dearg Ailein

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the east.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 64 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 91 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 217 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 237 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 369 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn Dearg Ailein

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 3,678 natural sites, 1,110 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km444 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 14 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 12 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 11 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 23 kmS

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 48 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km3,016 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 83 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 69 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 85 kmSW

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