- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport73 km
- ILY Islay Airport106 km
About Gleann Geal
Gleann Geal is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Torr Breabaig and Meall Damh.
Photos of Gleann Geal
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Beinn Iadain Clive Giddis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gleann Geal
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 256 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (272 mm)
- Driest month
- May (102 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 272 | 167 | 212 | 123 | 102 | 107 | 132 | 159 | 223 | 242 | 256 | 253 |
How to get to Gleann Geal
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (112 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 73 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 106 kmsouth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 112 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 170 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 222 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gleann Geal
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 3,723 natural sites, 1,336 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km461 places
- Oronsay Island 16 kmNW
- Eriska Island 19 kmE
- Shuna Island Island 19 kmE
- Eilean Shona Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km1,813 places
- Eigg Island 45 kmNW
- Scarba Island 45 kmS
- Ulva Island 35 kmW
- Treshnish Isles Island 44 kmW
60–100 km2,826 places
- Hebrides Island 80 kmNW
- Isle of Skye Island 87 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 92 kmN
- Colonsay Island 66 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torr Breabaig Mountain, Highland1 km NW
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Meall Damh Mountain, Highland1.6 km SE
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Braigh Dubh Dhoire Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Braigh na Glaice Moire Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Tom na Dubh Ghlaic Mountain, Highland2.4 km W
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Tom na Corr Laraich Mountain, Highland2.9 km SW
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Guala an Tuir Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Beinn Chlaonleud South Top Mountain, Highland3.6 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Glais Bheinn Mountain, Highland5.9 km S
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Beinn Iadain Mountain, Highland7.5 km NW
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Meall Achadh a' Chuirn Mountain, Highland4.1 km NW
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Gleann Dubh Natural site, Highland3.7 km N
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Monadh Meadhoin Mountain, Highland4.7 km NW
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Beinn Chlaonleud Mountain, Highland5.1 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources