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Meall na Drochaide

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°41′38″ N 4°30′09″ W

Map showing the location of Meall na Drochaide Meall na Drochaide
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
704 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evanton
10 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport32 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport119 km

About Meall na Drochaide

Meall na Drochaide is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 704 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Fiaclach and Glas Leathad Beag.

Climate of Meall na Drochaide

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 246 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (252 mm)
Driest month
May (109 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 na Drochaide
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°13°14°14°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)252176211121109118127149202232246241

How to get to Meall na Drochaide

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 157 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 32 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 119 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 204 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 352 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Meall na Drochaide

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 3,900 natural sites, 921 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km307 places

  • Moy Island Island 15 kmS
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 2 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 15 kmSW
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km1,483 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 58 kmW
  • Isle Martin Island 52 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 60 kmNW
  • Garbh Eilean Island 60 kmW

60–100 km3,072 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 100 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 79 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 73 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 100 kmSW

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