- Elevation
- 681 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport52 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport114 km
About Meall na Faochaig
Meall na Faochaig is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 681 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Creag Iucharaidh and Clach Loundrain.
Climate of Meall na Faochaig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 281 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (286 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 286 | 199 | 239 | 131 | 114 | 124 | 136 | 160 | 229 | 264 | 281 | 279 |
How to get to Meall na Faochaig
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 167 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 52 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 114 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 147 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 175 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 190 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 205 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall na Faochaig
Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 4,291 natural sites, 995 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km401 places
- Moy Island Island 23 kmE
- Eilean Aigas Island 24 kmSE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 19 kmE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 19 kmE
25–60 km1,905 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 39 kmNW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 41 kmNW
- Priest Island Island 60 kmNW
- Isle Martin Island 51 kmN
60–100 km3,023 places
- Isle of Skye Island 84 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 100 kmE
- Scalpay Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Scardroy Village, Highland4.5 km W
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Milton Village, Highland5.5 km NE
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Dalnacroich Village, Highland6.6 km NE
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Bridgend Village, Highland7.1 km E
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Achlorachan Village, Highland7.6 km NE
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Achanalt Village, Highland9.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Iucharaidh Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Clach Loundrain Mountain, Highland1.9 km E
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Meallan nan Uan Mountain, Highland2.1 km N
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Loch Beannacharain Lake, Highland1.9 km SW
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Creag Ruadh Mountain, Highland2.4 km NE
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Creag Ghlas Mountain, Highland2.5 km NW
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Gleann Chorainn Natural site, Highland3.2 km S
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Cnoc Mall-lairig Mountain, Highland2.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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