- Elevation
- 426 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport35 km
- DND Dundee Airport139 km
About Meall nan Caorach
Meall nan Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 426 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Meall Gorm and Culnaskiach Falls.
Climate of Meall nan Caorach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 215 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (229 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 229 | 154 | 182 | 96 | 93 | 98 | 104 | 125 | 175 | 199 | 215 | 217 |
How to get to Meall nan Caorach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 139 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 35 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 139 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 141 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 170 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 322 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Caorach
Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 4,606 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km402 places
- Moy Island Island 19 kmN
- Eilean Aigas Island 7 kmN
- Eilean nan Uan Island 22 kmN
- Eilean an Daraich Island 24 kmN
25–60 km1,662 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 38 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 36 kmN
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 56 kmN
- Bàn Eilean Island 26 kmS
60–100 km3,562 places
- Island of Raasay Island 92 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 83 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Milton Village, Highland5.2 km SE
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Balnain Village, Highland5.5 km SW -
Drumnadrochit Village, Highland6.4 km SE -
Camault Muir Village, Highland6.4 km NE -
Ardendrain Village, Highland4.7 km NE -
Rychraggan Village, Highland4.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Gorm Mountain, Highland1.7 km SE
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Culnaskiach Falls Natural site, Highland1.7 km NE
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Creag Bhan Mountain, Highland2.3 km SW
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Meall Mor Mountain, Highland2.4 km NW
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Carn Mor NE Top Mountain, Highland2.5 km W
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Carn an Sgumbain Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW
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Loch Bruicheach Lake, Highland2.4 km NW
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Carn Lochan Dubh Mountain, Highland3 km SE
Sources & licences
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