- Elevation
- 633 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport74 km
- INV Inverness Airport78 km
About Meall Ard
Meall Ard is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 633 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Creag na h-Iolaire and Meall nan Aighean.
Climate of Meall Ard
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (161 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 105 | 131 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 108 | 136 | 151 | 161 | 147 |
How to get to Meall Ard
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 178 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 113 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 262 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 398 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ard
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 2,196 natural sites, 632 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km254 places
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 24 kmS
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 24 kmS
- Eilean nam Meann Island 10 kmNE
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 7 kmN
25–60 km1,300 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 52 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 55 kmNW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 36 kmN
- Rabbit Islands Island 34 kmN
60–100 km1,328 places
- Hoy Island 89 kmNE
- Flotta Island 95 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 98 kmSE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Achness Village, Highland7.7 km N
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Klibreck Village, Highland9.2 km NW
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Grumbeg Village, Highland10 km N
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Altnaharra Village, Highland11 km NW
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Sutherlandshire Municipality, Highland13 km W
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Badanloch Village, Highland14 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland0.9 km SE
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Meall nan Aighean Mountain, Highland1.6 km E
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland3.5 km SE -
Meall Meadhon Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
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Coriefeuran Hill Mountain, Highland4 km N
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Meall a' Bhata Mountain, Highland4.1 km SW
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Meall Leathad na Craoibhe Mountain, Highland5 km NW
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Loch Coire Lake, Highland4.8 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Klibreck Mountain, Highland8.1 km W -
Meall Ailein Mountain, Highland5.7 km W
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Round Hill Mountain, Highland6.1 km NW
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Creag Mhor Mountain, Highland6.2 km SE
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Maol Coire a' Mhile Mountain, Highland6.4 km S
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Cnoc a' Chrom-uillt Mountain, Highland6.4 km E
Sources & licences
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