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Meall a' Chaorainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°59′39″ N 4°56′24″ W

Map showing the location of Meall a' Chaorainn Meall a' Chaorainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
454 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockan
6.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport73 km
SYY Stornoway Airport86 km

About Meall a' Chaorainn

Meall a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 454 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Meall nan Imrichean and Meall an Fhuarain.

Climate of Meall a' Chaorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 256 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (256 mm)
Driest month
May (107 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 Meall a' Chaorainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)246174211123107119130153210239256244

How to get to Meall a' Chaorainn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 73 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 241 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 251 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 383 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall a' Chaorainn

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,106 natural sites, 845 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km392 places

  • Isle Martin Island 18 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 24 kmNW
  • Meall nan Gabhar Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,665 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 30 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 37 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 55 kmSE
  • Whale Islet Island 50 kmN

60–100 km1,939 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 88 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 86 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Knockan Village, Highland
    6.3 km NW
  • Ledmore Village, Highland
    8.3 km N
  • Elphin Village, Highland
    9 km NW
  • Lubcroy Village, Highland
    9.8 km E
  • Ledbeg Village, Highland
    10 km N
  • Ullapool Village, Highland
    17 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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