- Elevation
- 223 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport68 km
- INV Inverness Airport89 km
About Carn nan Cuileag
Carn nan Cuileag is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 223 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Dubh and Eilean nam Bò Buidhe.
Climate of Carn nan Cuileag
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 254 | 173 | 214 | 120 | 105 | 117 | 130 | 149 | 218 | 248 | 265 | 254 |
How to get to Carn nan Cuileag
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 213 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 68 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 120 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 249 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 360 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn nan Cuileag
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,802 natural sites, 1,136 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km465 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 22 kmN
- Tanera More Island 21 kmN
- Summer Isles Island 20 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 14 kmS
25–60 km1,427 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 57 kmN
- Mullach Buidhe Island 55 kmW
- Eilean Trodday Island 51 kmW
- Eilean Tigh Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km3,084 places
- Isle of Skye Island 75 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 61 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Little Gruinard Village, Highland3.3 km N
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Laide Village, Highland7.2 km NW -
Aultbea Village, Highland8.1 km W -
Second Coast Village, Highland4.7 km NW
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Inchina Village, Highland4.7 km N
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First Coast Village, Highland5.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Dubh Island, Highland0.8 km NW
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Eilean nam Bò Buidhe Island, Highland0.8 km W
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Carn Bad nan Cuileag Mountain, Highland1.2 km NE
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Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil Island, Highland0.9 km SW
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Cnoc Bad nan Cuileag Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Carn Loch a' Mhadaidh Beag Mountain, Highland1.9 km NE
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Carn an t-Sagairt Mountain, Highland1.9 km E
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Carn an Ruidh Mhaoil Mountain, Highland2.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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