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Mountain

Carn na Lair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°17′21″ N 3°57′06″ W

Map showing the location of Carn na Lair Carn na Lair
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
598 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Slochd
2.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport29 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport106 km

About Carn na Lair

Carn na Lair is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 598 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Carn na Glaic Fhluich and Carn na Sguabaich.

Climate of Carn na Lair

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 na Lair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°15°12°9°5°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1581011177076777991116134135135

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Carn na Lair

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 29 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (106 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 109 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 29 kmnorth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 106 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 109 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 113 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 156 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 160 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 296 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn na Lair

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 4,117 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km295 places

  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 11 kmNW
  • Isle of Moy Island 12 kmNW
  • Tom Dubh Island 19 kmS

25–60 km1,610 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 55 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 46 kmNW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 40 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km3,008 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 98 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 63 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Eilean Donan Island 95 kmW

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