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Coireag Chaorainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°44′57″ N 5°24′53″ W

Map showing the location of Coireag Chaorainn Coireag Chaorainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
472 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
12 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport75 km
INV Inverness Airport85 km

About Coireag Chaorainn

Coireag Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 472 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Fionn Loch and Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor.

Climate of Coireag Chaorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
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 Coireag Chaorainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°8°12°13°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°6°4°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Coireag Chaorainn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 205 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 75 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 221 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Coireag Chaorainn

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,905 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km488 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 7 kmSW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 8 kmSW
  • Priest Island Island 24 kmN
  • Isle Martin Island 25 kmNE

25–60 km1,531 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 30 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 59 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 57 kmE

60–100 km3,046 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 84 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 76 kmW

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