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Meall Chnaimhean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′28″ N 5°29′39″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Chnaimhean Meall Chnaimhean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
653 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
8.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport74 km
INV Inverness Airport89 km

About Meall Chnaimhean

Meall Chnaimhean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 653 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Spidean nan Clach and Beinn Airigh Charr.

Climate of Meall Chnaimhean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (265 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Chnaimhean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°10°12°14°14°12°8°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Meall Chnaimhean

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 207 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 74 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 220 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 349 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Chnaimhean

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,944 natural sites, 1,184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km494 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 3 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 3 kmSW
  • Longa Island Island 20 kmW
  • Gruinard Island Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,478 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 51 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 33 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 55 kmW

60–100 km3,191 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 80 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 99 kmNW

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