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Meall nan Ruadhag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°44′36″ N 5°36′03″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Ruadhag Meall nan Ruadhag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
276 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Polloch
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport82 km
BRR Barra Airport117 km

About Meall nan Ruadhag

Meall nan Ruadhag is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 276 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Meall Iain and Loch Doilot.

Climate of Meall nan Ruadhag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (278 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 nan Ruadhag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)278176223125105113135160228250267266

How to get to Meall nan Ruadhag

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 82 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (121 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 128 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 82 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 117 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 164 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 173 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall nan Ruadhag

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,132 natural sites, 1,325 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km508 places

  • Oronsay Island 22 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Eilean Shona Island 17 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,808 places

  • Eigg Island 39 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 26 kmSE
  • Ulva Island 48 kmSW
  • Treshnish Isles Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km3,175 places

  • Hebrides Island 78 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 73 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 77 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 84 kmSW

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