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Meall Iain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°44′12″ N 5°34′55″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Iain Meall Iain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
502 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Polloch
3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport83 km
BRR Barra Airport118 km

About Meall Iain

Meall Iain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 502 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Loch Doilot and Meall nan Ruadhag.

Climate of Meall Iain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (278 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Iain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°11°13°15°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°8°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)278176223125105113135160228250267266

How to get to Meall Iain

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 83 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (120 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 127 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 83 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 118 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 120 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 163 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 239 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Iain

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,164 natural sites, 1,332 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km508 places

  • Oronsay Island 23 kmW
  • Shuna Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Eilean Shona Island 18 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,831 places

  • Eigg Island 40 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 25 kmSE
  • Ulva Island 49 kmSW
  • Treshnish Isles Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km3,191 places

  • Hebrides Island 79 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 75 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 78 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 84 kmSW

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