- Elevation
- 426 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport70 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport86 km
About Meall nan Uan
Meall nan Uan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 426 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Creag Ghrianach and Glen Achall.
Climate of Meall nan Uan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 256 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (256 mm)
- Driest month
- May (107 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 246 | 174 | 211 | 123 | 107 | 119 | 130 | 153 | 210 | 239 | 256 | 244 |
How to get to Meall nan Uan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 193 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 127 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 232 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 244 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 373 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Uan
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,400 natural sites, 912 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- Isle Martin Island 15 kmW
- Horse Island Island 23 kmW
- Meall nan Gabhar Island 23 kmNW
- Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) Island 22 kmW
25–60 km1,713 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 29 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 46 kmN
- Moy Island Island 48 kmSE
- Whale Islet Island 59 kmN
60–100 km2,256 places
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 99 kmW
- Scalpay Island 92 kmSW
- Tannaraidh Island 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ullapool Village, Highland9.9 km W
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Leckmelm Village, Highland7.2 km SW -
Ardcharnich Village, Highland8.3 km SW -
Braes of Ullapool Neighbourhood, Highland8.5 km W
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Loggie Village, Highland9.2 km SW
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Rhiroy Neighbourhood, Highland9.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Ghrianach Mountain, Highland0.4 km SE
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Glen Achall Natural site, Highland1.2 km S
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Meall Liath Choire Mountain, Highland1 km N
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Creag a' Chait Mountain, Highland1.6 km SE
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Meall an Eich Ghlais Mountain, Highland2.7 km NW
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Rhidorroch Forest Natural site, Highland3 km NE
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Creag nan Speireag Mountain, Highland3.2 km NW
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Meall na Moch-eirigh Mountain, Highland3.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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