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Meall Dearg

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°31′32″ N 5°45′11″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Dearg Meall Dearg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
282 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kenmore
2.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport84 km
BEB Benbecula Airport97 km

About Meall Dearg

Meall Dearg is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 282 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Meall Loch a' Mhuilinn and A' Bhainlir.

Climate of Meall Dearg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (245 mm)
Driest month
May (91 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 Dearg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°13°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)22714918310391106116131203229245233

How to get to Meall Dearg

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 84 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 206 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 97 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 326 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Dearg

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,881 natural sites, 1,445 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km382 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 25 kmSW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 15 kmW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 24 kmNE
  • Island of Rona Island 15 kmW

25–60 km1,624 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 39 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 53 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 30 kmSW
  • Clett Island 53 kmW

60–100 km3,355 places

  • Hebrides Island 89 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 75 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 74 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 66 kmNW

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