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Meall an Sgiathain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°50′49″ N 5°29′05″ W

Map showing the location of Meall an Sgiathain Meall an Sgiathain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Little Gruinard
1.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport65 km
INV Inverness Airport92 km

About Meall an Sgiathain

Meall an Sgiathain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 166 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Badan na h-Earbaige and Carn Innis Mhic Thomais.

Climate of Meall an Sgiathain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (228 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Sgiathain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)2121451759986102111129187213228215

How to get to Meall an Sgiathain

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 216 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 65 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 253 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall an Sgiathain

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,742 natural sites, 1,129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km448 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 20 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 19 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 17 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 16 kmS

25–60 km1,400 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 53 kmW
  • Glas Sgeir Island 60 kmNW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 50 kmW

60–100 km3,060 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 76 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 78 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 62 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmSW

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