- Elevation
- 364 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport78 km
- BRR Barra Airport81 km
About Meall Dearg
Meall Dearg is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 364 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Druim Hain and Meallan Dearg.
Photos of Meall Dearg
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Marsco Lynne Kirton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glamaig - Sgurr Mhairi Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sgùrr nan Gillean Adrian Pingstone · Public domain -
Blà Bheinn Sarah Maidment · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgùrr Alasdair A' chachaileith · Public domain
Climate of Meall Dearg
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 253 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (253 mm)
- Driest month
- May (97 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 231 | 145 | 188 | 109 | 97 | 112 | 121 | 138 | 216 | 241 | 253 | 238 |
How to get to Meall Dearg
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 192 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 78 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 81 kmwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 92 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 192 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 231 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 245 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Dearg
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,305 natural sites, 1,492 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km295 places
- Isle of Skye Island 10 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 18 kmN
- Scalpay Island 12 kmNE
- Wiay Island Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,386 places
- Hebrides Island 49 kmSW
- Eigg Island 37 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 42 kmNW
- Clett Island 44 kmNW
60–100 km3,152 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 84 kmNW
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Scalpay Island 77 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Druim Hain Mountain, Highland0.4 km S
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Meallan Dearg Mountain, Highland1 km SW
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Marsco Mountain, Highland2.6 km NE
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Druim nan Ramh Mountain, Highland1.8 km SW
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Sgùrr nan Gillean Mountain, Highland3.1 km NW
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Creag na Creitheach Mountain, Highland1.9 km SE
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Sgurr na h-Uamha Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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Glen Sligachan Natural site, Highland2.5 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Am Basteir Mountain, Highland3.6 km NW -
Blà Bheinn Mountain, Highland3.9 km E
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Ruadh Stac Mountain, Highland2.2 km E
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Sgurr Hain Mountain, Highland2.3 km SE
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Sgurr Beag Mountain, Highland2.3 km NW
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Knight's Peak Mountain, Highland3.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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