- Elevation
- 808 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport72 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport86 km
About Creag Rainich
Creag Rainich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 808 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Meall Dubh and Creag Rainich West Top.
Photos of Creag Rainich
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Groban Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Dearg Mor Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn a' Chlaidheimh Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
A' Chailleach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Creag Rainich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 283 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (283 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 277 | 191 | 235 | 132 | 114 | 126 | 139 | 161 | 232 | 264 | 283 | 274 |
How to get to Creag Rainich
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 194 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 72 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 132 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 194 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 215 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 232 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 351 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag Rainich
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 3,962 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km470 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 17 kmW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 19 kmW
- Gruinard Island Island 24 kmNW
- Garbh Eilean Island 19 kmW
25–60 km1,634 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 36 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 44 kmSE
- Eilean Tigh Island 53 kmSW
- Tanera More Island 34 kmN
60–100 km2,933 places
- Isle of Skye Island 79 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 64 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Fain Village, Highland6 km NE
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Braemore Village, Highland10 km E
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Kinlochewe Village, Highland15 km SW -
Auchindrean Village, Highland11 km NE
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Dundonnell Village, Highland13 km N -
Lael Forest Village, Highland12 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Dubh Mountain, Highland0.7 km SE
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Creag Rainich West Top Mountain, Highland0.9 km NW
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Loch an Nid Lake, Highland2.2 km NW
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Meall na Doire na Saobhaidhe Mountain, Highland2.7 km E
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Beinn a' Chlaidheimh Mountain, Highland4.2 km NW
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Meallan an Laoigh Mountain, Highland2.8 km SW
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Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair Mountain, Highland4.7 km SW
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Groban Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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A' Chailleach Mountain, Highland5.5 km SE
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Sgurr Breac Mountain, Highland7.4 km SE -
Ruadh Stac Mor Mountain, Highland7.8 km W -
Strath na Sheallag Natural site, Highland5.5 km NW -
Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland3.9 km S
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Beinn a' Chlaidheimh South Top Mountain, Highland3.9 km W
Sources & licences
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