- Elevation
- 772 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport48 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport107 km
About Meall a' Ghrianain
Meall a' Ghrianain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 772 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Loch Toll a’ Mhuic and Carn nan Aighean.
Photos of Meall a' Ghrianain
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Am Faochagach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall a' Ghrianain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 267 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (269 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 269 | 190 | 228 | 130 | 114 | 124 | 134 | 158 | 219 | 252 | 267 | 260 |
How to get to Meall a' Ghrianain
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 173 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 48 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 107 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 125 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 173 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 222 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall a' Ghrianain
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,730 natural sites, 925 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km365 places
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 18 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 22 kmS
- Eilean an Daraich Island 20 kmSE
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km1,762 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 51 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 26 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 48 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 49 kmNW
60–100 km2,573 places
- Island of Raasay Island 89 kmSW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 95 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmE
- Scalpay Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inchbae Lodge Village, Highland9.2 km SE
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Garbat Village, Highland12 km SE
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Strathpeffer Village, Highland23 km SE -
Lochluichart Village, Highland15 km S
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Garve Village, Highland16 km S -
Gorstan Village, Highland16 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Toll a’ Mhuic Lake, Highland1.4 km NW
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Carn nan Aighean Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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Beinn a' Chaisteil Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Beinn a' Chaisteil East Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
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Meallan Donn Mountain, Highland2.8 km S
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Cnoc na h-Iolare Mountain, Highland2.8 km SW
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Carn nan Aighean East Top Mountain, Highland3.5 km E
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Cnoc a' Chaisteil Mountain, Highland3.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Am Faochagach Mountain, Highland6.4 km W
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Strath Vaich Natural site, Highland4.7 km S
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Creag Bhreac Mhor Mountain, Highland4.5 km S
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Meall Coire nan Laogh Mountain, Highland4.6 km SW
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Creag Bhreac Bheag Mountain, Highland4.7 km S
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Carn Loch nan Amhaichean Mountain, Highland4.9 km E
Sources & licences
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