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Mountain

Carn nan Caorach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°49′15″ N 5°21′57″ W

Map showing the location of Carn nan Caorach Carn nan Caorach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
241 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badbea
5.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport72 km
INV Inverness Airport85 km

About Carn nan Caorach

Carn nan Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 241 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Carn Bealach na h-Imrich and Carn Goraig.

Climate of Carn nan Caorach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (265 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 nan Caorach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Carn nan Caorach

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 209 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 72 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 125 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 209 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 228 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 247 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 361 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn nan Caorach

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,809 natural sites, 1,087 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km483 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 23 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 21 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 20 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,448 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Eilean Trodday Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km3,003 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 79 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 86 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 64 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmSW

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