- Elevation
- 510 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport71 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport84 km
About Meall a' Chairn
Meall a' Chairn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 510 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Creag Loisgte and Meall an Duibhe.
Climate of Meall a' Chairn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 281 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (281 mm)
- Driest month
- May (115 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 278 | 193 | 235 | 133 | 115 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 230 | 264 | 281 | 273 |
How to get to Meall a' Chairn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 71 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 196 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 71 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 139 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 199 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 224 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 239 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall a' Chairn
Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,757 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km409 places
- Isle Martin Island 16 kmNW
- Horse Island Island 23 kmNW
- Gruinard Island Island 22 kmW
- Eilean Dubh Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km1,624 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 29 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmN
- Moy Island Island 46 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 27 kmNW
60–100 km2,744 places
- Isle of Skye Island 89 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 75 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW
- Scalpay Island 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letters Village, Highland2.1 km NE
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Ardindrean Village, Highland2.4 km N
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Balblair Village, Highland3.2 km E
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Ardcharnich Village, Highland3.8 km NE -
Croftown Village, Highland3.4 km SE
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Inverlael Village, Highland4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Loisgte Mountain, Highland1.3 km E
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Meall an Duibhe Mountain, Highland1.7 km W
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Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland2.2 km SE
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Carn a' Bhiorain Mountain, Highland2.3 km SW
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Creag Dhubh Coille a' Bhun Mountain, Highland2.3 km SW
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Cnoc na Garbh Choille Mountain, Highland2.9 km W
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Cnoc an Droighinn Mountain, Highland2.9 km N
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Creag Corcurach Mountain, Highland3.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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An Teallach Mountain, Highland8.2 km W -
Meall Glac Tigh-fail Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Stob Loch Allt Eigin Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW
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Reidh Chreagan Mountain, Highland3.9 km NE
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Carn Mhic Ruairidh Mountain, Highland4 km S
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Carn a' Bhreabadair Mountain, Highland4.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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