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Meall Beag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°17′11″ N 5°11′56″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Beag Meall Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumbeg
5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport67 km
INV Inverness Airport107 km

About Meall Beag

Meall Beag is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Meall Mòr and Eilean a' Bhreitheimh.

Climate of Meall Beag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 192 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (192 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Beag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)16911714186738999115160180192174

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Meall Beag

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 67 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 67 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 107 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 125 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 243 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Meall Beag

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 2,389 natural sites, 777 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km543 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 4 kmNE
  • Whale Islet Island 17 kmN
  • Soyea Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Oldany Island Island 5 kmSW

25–60 km811 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 33 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 33 kmS
  • Summer Isles Island 35 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,842 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 99 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 74 kmW

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