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Meall an Ceirileach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′37″ N 4°42′28″ W

Map showing the location of Meall an Ceirileach Meall an Ceirileach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
502 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cashel Dhu
4.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport94 km
SYY Stornoway Airport98 km

About Meall an Ceirileach

Meall an Ceirileach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 502 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Meall Glas and Creag a' Chairn Chaoruinn.

Climate of Meall an Ceirileach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (187 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 an Ceirileach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°7°11°12°14°14°12°9°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)165115146948597106123161179187168

How to get to Meall an Ceirileach

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 94 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 94 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 285 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall an Ceirileach

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 1,903 natural sites, 575 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km405 places

  • Rabbit Islands Island 23 kmNE
  • Eilean Hoan Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 11 kmN
  • Eilean a’ Chaoil Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km943 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 28 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 25 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 47 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 27 kmNE

60–100 km1,166 places

  • Hoy Island 95 kmNE
  • Clett Island 72 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 61 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 96 kmS

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