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Creag Ruadh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°08′13″ N 5°17′43″ W

Map showing the location of Creag Ruadh Creag Ruadh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport62 km
INV Inverness Airport99 km

About Creag Ruadh

Creag Ruadh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Leathad an Lochain and Eilean Bad nam Bàn.

Climate of Creag Ruadh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

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Climate of Creag Ruadh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)193134162968398109126177199213196

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Creag Ruadh

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 62 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 134 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 232 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 275 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 396 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Creag Ruadh

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 2,871 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km471 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmNE
  • Tanera More Island 16 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,133 places

  • Whale Islet Island 34 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 50 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 50 kmS
  • Longa Island Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km2,233 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 93 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 88 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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