- Elevation
- 378 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport84 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport106 km
About Carn Ruairidh
Carn Ruairidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 378 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Creag Dhubh Beag and Aonach Dubh.
Climate of Carn Ruairidh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 282 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (282 mm)
- Driest month
- May (110 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 279 | 186 | 231 | 125 | 110 | 121 | 135 | 155 | 232 | 261 | 282 | 278 |
How to get to Carn Ruairidh
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 181 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 106 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 181 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 184 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn Ruairidh
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 4,126 natural sites, 1,072 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km497 places
- Eilean Bàn Island 23 kmSW
- Eilean Donan Island 15 kmSW
- Black Islands Island 22 kmSW
- An Garbh-eilean Island 14 kmW
25–60 km1,961 places
- Isle of Skye Island 51 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 39 kmW
- Scalpay Island 36 kmW
- Moy Island Island 56 kmE
60–100 km2,775 places
- Hebrides Island 97 kmSW
- Eigg Island 71 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmW
- Scalpay Island 91 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochcarron Village, Highland5.1 km W -
Attadale Village, Highland2.1 km W
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Achintee Village, Highland2.2 km W
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Strathcarron Village, Highland3.3 km N -
Kirkton Neighbourhood, Highland4.2 km NW
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Coulags Village, Highland4.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Dhubh Beag Mountain, Highland1.6 km NE
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Aonach Dubh Mountain, Highland2.2 km SE
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Stob Loch nam Forca Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Stob Loch an Iasaich Mountain, Highland3.3 km S
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Carn Geuradainn Mountain, Highland3.3 km E
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Meall Ruadh Mountain, Highland3.5 km SE
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Aonach Dubh East Top Mountain, Highland3.6 km E
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Creag Dhubh Mhor Mountain, Highland3.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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