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Meall Coire an Lochain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′42″ N 5°01′42″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Coire an Lochain Meall Coire an Lochain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockan
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
SYY Stornoway Airport80 km

About Meall Coire an Lochain

Meall Coire an Lochain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 517 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Cromalt Hills and Meall nan Dearcag.

Climate of Meall Coire an Lochain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 231 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (231 mm)
Driest month
May (96 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 Coire an Lochain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°11°13°14°14°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)21414918410996109120140192218231214

How to get to Meall Coire an Lochain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 200 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 80 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 244 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 255 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 384 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Coire an Lochain

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,071 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km459 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 25 kmW
  • Tanera More Island 22 kmW
  • Summer Isles Island 24 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,547 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 34 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Whale Islet Island 47 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,962 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 93 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 98 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 99 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 83 kmW

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