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Meall Acairseid

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°32′45″ N 5°58′28″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Acairseid Meall Acairseid
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
125 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kalnakill
7.6 km E
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
BEB Benbecula Airport84 km

About Meall Acairseid

Meall Acairseid is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Meall Acairseid NE Top and Meall Acairseid South Top.

Climate of Meall Acairseid

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 224 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (224 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Acairseid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)201129158898199104118187212224210

How to get to Meall Acairseid

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 215 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 84 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 106 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 218 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 246 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 328 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Acairseid

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,596 natural sites, 1,513 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 19 kmS
  • Eilean Tigh Island 4 kmSW
  • Staffin Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Island of Rona Island 2 kmN

25–60 km1,469 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 32 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 29 kmS

60–100 km3,396 places

  • Hebrides Island 82 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 63 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 73 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 97 kmNW

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