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Meall a' Ghuirrain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′26″ N 5°37′02″ W

Map showing the location of Meall a' Ghuirrain Meall a' Ghuirrain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gairloch
4.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport69 km
INV Inverness Airport96 km

About Meall a' Ghuirrain

Meall a' Ghuirrain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 348 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Spardain and Meallan Mhic Aonghais.

Climate of Meall a' Ghuirrain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 235 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (235 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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' Ghuirrain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)21914718010289104114130194220235223

How to get to Meall a' Ghuirrain

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 69 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 213 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 69 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 108 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 246 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 349 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall a' Ghuirrain

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,869 natural sites, 1,289 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km444 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 8 kmE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 7 kmSE
  • Longa Island Island 13 kmW
  • Gruinard Island Island 20 kmNE

25–60 km1,440 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 46 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 35 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 49 kmNW

60–100 km3,307 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 61 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 73 kmW
  • Eigg Island 98 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 66 kmW

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