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Leathad Ghaicarain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′20″ N 4°17′04″ W

Map showing the location of Leathad Ghaicarain Leathad Ghaicarain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
270 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muie
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport53 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport86 km

About Leathad Ghaicarain

Leathad Ghaicarain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Strath Fleet and Creag a' Bhocaidh.

Climate of Leathad Ghaicarain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Leathad Ghaicarain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°15°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)14510312981778793106133146155143

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Leathad Ghaicarain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 86 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 123 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 238 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 238 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 376 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Leathad Ghaicarain

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 2,832 natural sites, 727 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 12 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 8 kmW
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 7 kmW

25–60 km1,279 places

  • Moy Island Island 52 kmS
  • Rabbit Islands Island 59 kmN
  • Isle Martin Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km2,069 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 68 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 96 kmE
  • Clett Island 81 kmNE

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