- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport63 km
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
About Meall nan Gabhar
Meall nan Gabhar is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) and Horse Island.
Photos of Meall nan Gabhar
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Tanera Beg See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Isle Ristol W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Meall nan Gabhar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (228 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 212 | 145 | 175 | 99 | 86 | 102 | 111 | 129 | 187 | 213 | 228 | 215 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Meall nan Gabhar
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 63 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 133 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 222 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 246 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 262 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Gabhar
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,329 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km421 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 7 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 4 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 5 kmW
- Soyea Island Island 17 kmN
25–60 km1,299 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 37 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 50 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 34 kmS
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 34 kmS
60–100 km2,664 places
- Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 87 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 80 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Acheninver Village, Highland1.9 km E
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Polglass Village, Highland2.1 km NE
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Badenscallie Village, Highland2.1 km NE
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Achiltibuie Village, Highland3 km N -
Garadheancal Village, Highland3.2 km NW
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Culnacraig Village, Highland4.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) Island, Highland1.2 km S
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Horse Island Island, Highland1.3 km S
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Cnoc na Croiche Mountain, Highland1.7 km N
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Badentarbet Bay Natural site, Highland2.7 km NW
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Meall Dubh Ard Mountain, Highland3.6 km E
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Meall Mor Island, Highland3.6 km NW
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Conmheall Mountain, Highland4.3 km E
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Eilean Beag Island, Scotland3.3 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Tanera Beg Island, Highland6 km W
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Isle Ristol Island, Highland7.7 km NW
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Glas-leac Mòr Island, Highland8.1 km NW -
Càrn nan Sgeir Island, Highland3.8 km S
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Tanera More Island, Highland4 km NW
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Eilean na Saille Island, Highland5 km NW
Sources & licences
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