- Elevation
- 331 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport82 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport120 km
About Glen Elchaig
Glen Elchaig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Carnan Cruithneachd and Suie Dhu.
Climate of Glen Elchaig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (328 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to Glen Elchaig
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 170 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 124 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 170 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 171 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 301 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Elchaig
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,212 natural sites, 1,028 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km525 places
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean Bàn Island 25 kmW
- Eilean Donan Island 12 kmW
- Black Islands Island 24 kmW
25–60 km1,999 places
- Isle of Skye Island 55 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 46 kmW
- Scalpay Island 39 kmW
- Moy Island Island 57 kmNE
60–100 km2,752 places
- Hebrides Island 96 kmW
- Eigg Island 66 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 82 kmW
- Oronsay Island 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carnan Cruithneachd Mountain, Highland0.6 km SE
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Suie Dhu Mountain, Highland1.2 km SE
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Sgurr na Creige Mountain, Highland1.2 km N
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Carn Tarsuinn Mountain, Highland2.2 km NE
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A' Ghlas-bheinn Mountain, Highland3.6 km SE -
Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Highland2.4 km SW
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Meall an Achaidh Gharbhgein Mountain, Highland2.5 km N
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Allt a’ Ghlomaich River, Highland1 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources