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Meall Claisein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°30′23″ N 4°18′30″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Claisein Meall Claisein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
131 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Borgie
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport71 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport96 km

About Meall Claisein

Meall Claisein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 131 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Phuillachair and Cnoc Eilean nan Gall.

Climate of Meall Claisein

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (137 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Claisein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)117841036863728092116129137121

How to get to Meall Claisein

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 201 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 96 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 241 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 292 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Claisein

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,713 natural sites, 533 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 6 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 5 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 5 kmN
  • Eilean Iosal Island 7 kmN

25–60 km876 places

  • Clett Island 46 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 49 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km1,167 places

  • Hoy Island 70 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 78 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 86 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 86 kmSW

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