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Meallan Gainmhich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′27″ N 6°15′11″ W

Map showing the location of Meallan Gainmhich Meallan Gainmhich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
365 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mugeary
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport68 km
BRR Barra Airport80 km

About Meallan Gainmhich

Meallan Gainmhich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 365 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Fhuarain and Roineval.

Climate of Meallan Gainmhich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (233 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).

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Climate of Meallan Gainmhich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°11°13°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)20513316710093109116131203226233221

How to get to Meallan Gainmhich

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 205 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 68 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 252 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 306 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meallan Gainmhich

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 3,152 natural sites, 1,445 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 5 kmS
  • Island of Raasay Island 12 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmE
  • Wiay Island Island 15 kmW

25–60 km1,166 places

  • Hebrides Island 53 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 49 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 29 kmNW
  • Clett Island 31 kmNW

60–100 km3,129 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 70 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 63 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 78 kmS

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