- Elevation
- 697 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport72 km
- INV Inverness Airport77 km
About Meall nan Aighean
Meall nan Aighean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 697 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Creag na h-Iolaire and Ben Armine.
Photos of Meall nan Aighean
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Ben Armine Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall nan Aighean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (161 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 105 | 131 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 108 | 136 | 151 | 161 | 147 |
How to get to Meall nan Aighean
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 176 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 72 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 113 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 261 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 263 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 397 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Aighean
Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 2,191 natural sites, 636 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 25 kmS
- Eilean nam Meann Island 9 kmNE
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 7 kmN
25–60 km1,272 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 57 kmNW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 37 kmN
- Rabbit Islands Island 35 kmN
60–100 km1,355 places
- Hoy Island 89 kmNE
- Flotta Island 94 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 96 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland0.8 km W
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland2.1 km SE
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Meall Ard Mountain, Highland1.6 km W
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Meall Meadhon Mountain, Highland3.5 km SW
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Coriefeuran Hill Mountain, Highland4.8 km NW
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Meall a' Bhata Mountain, Highland5.1 km SW
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Creag Mhor Mountain, Highland5.2 km S
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Cnoc a' Chrom-uillt Mountain, Highland5.2 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Klibreck Mountain, Highland9.6 km W -
Maol Coire a' Mhile Mountain, Highland5.8 km S
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Creag Liath Mountain, Highland6.2 km E
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Meall Leathad na Craoibhe Mountain, Highland6.5 km NW
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Carn nan Ceannaichean Mountain, Highland6.5 km SE
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Cnoc Preas an Tairbh Mountain, Highland6.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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