- Elevation
- 527 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport67 km
- DND Dundee Airport105 km
About Meall Ghoirleig
Meall Ghoirleig is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 527 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Stob Coire Dubh and Meall Damh.
Climate of Meall Ghoirleig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 219 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (255 mm)
- Driest month
- June (99 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 255 | 163 | 189 | 100 | 104 | 99 | 107 | 128 | 180 | 212 | 219 | 226 |
How to get to Meall Ghoirleig
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 67 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (124 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 107 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 67 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 105 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 124 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ghoirleig
Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 4,960 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km437 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 22 kmNW
- Bàn Eilean Island 21 kmNW
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 21 kmSW
- Eilean na Fead Island 25 kmW
25–60 km1,840 places
- Eilean Aigas Island 51 kmN
- Eilean Molach Island 45 kmSW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 46 kmN
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 25 kmW
60–100 km3,846 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 99 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 99 kmW
- Oronsay Island 97 kmW
- Eriska Island 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kinloch Laggan Village, Highland2.7 km SE
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Ardverikie Village, Highland3.3 km S
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Shirramore Village, Highland6.1 km NE
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Melgarve Village, Highland6.6 km NW
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Crathie Village, Highland7.6 km NE
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Achduchil Village, Highland7.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stob Coire Dubh Mountain, Highland2.2 km NW
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Meall Damh Mountain, Highland2.4 km SW
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Meall an t-Sithein Mountain, Highland3.2 km NE
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A' Bhuidheanach Mountain, Highland3.5 km W
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Meall a' Chaorainn Mor Mountain, Highland3.6 km NW
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Druim na Beiste Mountain, Highland3.7 km S
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Creag Liath Mountain, Highland3.8 km NW
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Eilean nan Con Island, Highland3.4 km S
Sources & licences
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