- Elevation
- 220 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport69 km
- INV Inverness Airport89 km
About Cnoc Ailein
Cnoc Ailein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 220 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Cnuic na Braclach and Meall nam Fiadh.
Climate of Cnoc Ailein
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (213 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 193 | 134 | 162 | 96 | 83 | 98 | 109 | 126 | 177 | 199 | 213 | 196 |
How to get to Cnoc Ailein
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 69 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 131 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 222 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 251 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 264 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 388 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cnoc Ailein
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,035 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km479 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 16 kmW
- Tanera More Island 14 kmW
- Summer Isles Island 16 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 12 kmNW
25–60 km1,303 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 28 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 42 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 43 kmSW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km2,204 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 91 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 96 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverkirkaig Village, Highland8.8 km NW
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Achiltibuie Village, Highland9.9 km SW
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Badenscallie Village, Highland9.5 km SW
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Culnacraig Village, Highland9.6 km SW
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Polglass Village, Highland9.7 km SW
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Elphin Village, Highland9.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnuic na Braclach Mountain, Highland0.6 km SE
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Meall nam Fiadh Mountain, Highland0.7 km NW
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Stac Pollaidh Mountain, Highland1.8 km SW -
Cnoc Loch Lon na h-Uamha Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Loch Sionascaig Lake, Highland1.2 km NE
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Meall a' Chaorainn Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Cnoc Loch a' Chinn Ghairbh Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Cnoc Lochan na Claise Mountain, Highland2.2 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cul Beag Mountain, Highland3.9 km SE -
Cul Mor Mountain, Highland4.4 km E -
Cnoc Loch an Doire Dhuibh Mountain, Highland2.3 km SE
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Cnoc Loch Uidh Tarraigean Mountain, Highland2.5 km NW
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Cnoc Gleann na Gaoithe Mountain, Highland3 km W
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Cnoc Loch Call an Uidhean Mountain, Highland3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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