- Elevation
- 322 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport110 km
About Meall Ailein
Meall Ailein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 322 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Gleann Udalain and Carn Loch Thollaidh.
Climate of Meall Ailein
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 272 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (272 mm)
- Driest month
- May (103 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 268 | 174 | 217 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 129 | 149 | 226 | 251 | 272 | 268 |
How to get to Meall Ailein
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 92 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 180 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 180 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 209 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 305 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ailein
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,043 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km481 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 20 kmSW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 22 kmS
- Pabay Island 21 kmW
- Ornsay Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km1,941 places
- Isle of Skye Island 44 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 33 kmW
- Scalpay Island 28 kmW
- Wiay Island Island 58 kmW
60–100 km2,739 places
- Hebrides Island 87 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 99 kmNW
- Eigg Island 61 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Braeintra Village, Highland1.5 km NW
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Ardelve Village, Highland4.5 km S -
Stromeferry Village, Highland3.4 km NW -
Dornie Village, Highland5.5 km S -
Achmore Village, Highland3 km NW
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Allt nan Sùgh Village, Highland3.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gleann Udalain Natural site, Highland2 km SE
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Carn Loch Thollaidh Mountain, Highland2.2 km SE
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Carn na Creige Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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Beinn Conchra Mountain, Highland2.6 km SE
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Am Meallan Mountain, Highland2.6 km NW
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Creag Mhor Mountain, Highland2.7 km E
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Beinn Raimh Mountain, Highland2.9 km W
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Beinn Conchra Far West Top Mountain, Highland3.1 km S
Sources & licences
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