- Elevation
- 754 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport91 km
- INV Inverness Airport97 km
About Meall Garbh
Meall Garbh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 754 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Reay Forest and Sail Rac.
Photos of Meall Garbh
Climate of Meall Garbh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- November (210 mm)
- Driest month
- May (94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 192 | 135 | 169 | 105 | 94 | 105 | 115 | 133 | 177 | 199 | 210 | 192 |
How to get to Meall Garbh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 207 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 91 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 97 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 100 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 275 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Garbh
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,064 natural sites, 620 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km498 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 22 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 24 kmNW
- Meall Mòr Island 25 kmW
- Handa Island Island 24 kmW
25–60 km1,004 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 51 kmSW
- Tanera More Island 50 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 52 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 37 kmSW
60–100 km1,213 places
- Clett Island 80 kmNE
- Tannaraidh Island 98 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 96 kmW
- Crois Eilean Island 99 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lone Village, Highland5.8 km W
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Kinloch Village, Highland6.2 km S
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Achfary Village, Highland7.6 km W -
Alltnacaillich Village, Highland10 km NE
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Cashel Dhu Village, Highland13 km NE
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Polla Village, Highland14 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Reay Forest Natural site, Highland0.6 km S
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Sail Rac Mountain, Highland1 km SW
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Tatha nam Beann Mountain, Highland1.3 km W
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Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill East Top Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland1.6 km SE
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Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Meall Lochan a' Bhealaich Mountain, Highland1.9 km SE
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Sabhal Beag Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
Sources & licences
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