- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport58 km
- INV Inverness Airport110 km
About Culkein
Culkein is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 15 m.
Culkein Stoer (Scottish Gaelic: An Cùl-cinn) is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The Old Man of Stoer is directly accessible from Culkein, being approximately 2 miles (3 km) north west of Culkein.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Drumbeg, 9 km E
- 76 sights and natural places within 10 km Loch Cùl Fraoich, Cnoc Riabhach
Climate of Culkein
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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 112 | 134 | 80 | 68 | 83 | 93 | 109 | 153 | 173 | 185 | 167 |
Airports nearest to Culkein
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 58 km
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 110 km
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 134 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Cùl Fraoich Lake, Highland1.3 km W
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Cnoc Riabhach Mountain, Highland1.5 km SW
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Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn Mountain, Highland1.9 km SE
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Sidhean Mor Mountain, Highland2.5 km NW
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Loch na Claise Lake, Highland2.9 km S
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Eilean Chrona Island, Highland3.1 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources