- Elevation
- 537 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport54 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport101 km
About Gleann Beag
Gleann Beag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Chuaille and Carn Loch Sruban Mora.
Climate of Gleann Beag
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 267 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (269 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 269 | 190 | 228 | 130 | 114 | 124 | 134 | 158 | 219 | 252 | 267 | 260 |
How to get to Gleann Beag
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 179 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 54 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 125 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 218 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 228 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gleann Beag
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,636 natural sites, 913 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km349 places
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 24 kmSE
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 17 kmNE
- Eilean an Speanan Island 24 kmNE
- Eilean a' Chroisg Island 23 kmNW
25–60 km1,752 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 45 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 32 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 42 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 43 kmNW
60–100 km2,493 places
- Island of Raasay Island 88 kmSW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 100 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 92 kmE
- Scalpay Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverlael Village, Highland14 km W
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Lael Forest Village, Highland14 km W
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Auchindrean Village, Highland14 km W
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Inverbroom Village, Highland14 km W
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Braemore Village, Highland14 km SW
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Balblair Village, Highland15 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall a' Chuaille Mountain, Highland1.6 km E
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Carn Loch Sruban Mora Mountain, Highland2.4 km N
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Am Faochagach Mountain, Highland3.9 km SW -
Carn Gorm-loch Mountain, Highland2.5 km S
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Carn Ban Far South Top Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
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Meall a' Chaorainn Mountain, Highland3.3 km E
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Cona' Mheall Mountain, Highland5.3 km W -
Meall Gorm Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Dearg Mountain, Highland6.9 km W -
Meall nan Ceapraichean Mountain, Highland7 km W -
Cnap Coire Loch Tuath Mountain, Highland4.5 km W
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Beinn a' Chaisteil Mountain, Highland4.9 km SE
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Creag Iobhair Mountain, Highland5.1 km NW
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Carn Ban Mountain, Highland5.3 km N
Sources & licences
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