Village

Merkadale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°17′42″ N 6°20′02″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 57 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports: BEB Benbecula Airport65 km; BRR Barra Airport74 km

About Merkadale

Merkadale is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 57 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Beinnean Dearga and Cnoc nan Capull.

Climate of Merkadale

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 226 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (226 mm)
Driest month: May (88 mm)

7° 3°

8° 3°

10° 5°

13° 7°

15° 10°

17° 12°

15° 10°

12° 8°

9° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

203

Feb

133

Mar

167

Apr

May

Jun

103

Jul

115

Aug

132

Sep

199

Oct

221

Nov

226

Dec

216

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

Climate of Merkadale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	12°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	3°	5°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	203	133	167	98	88	103	115	132	199	221	226	216

How to get to Merkadale

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 204 km to the southeast.

Airports

Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 65 kmwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 74 kmsouthwest
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 204 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 224 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 244 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 256 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 302 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Merkadale

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,002 natural sites, 1,441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km300 places

Isle of Skye Island 5 kmE
Island of Raasay Island 19 kmNE
Scalpay Island 21 kmE
Wiay Island Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km1,157 places

Hebrides Island 46 kmSW
Eigg Island 45 kmS
The Coral Beaches Beach 29 kmNW
Clett Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km3,019 places

Isle of Harris Natural site 73 kmN
Isle of Barra Beach Beach 80 kmSW
Scalpay Island 66 kmN
Oronsay Island 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beinnean Dearga Mountain, Highland
1.7 km S
Cnoc nan Capull Mountain, Highland
1.7 km SW
Uchd Mor Mountain, Highland
2.4 km N
Cnoc Scarall Mountain, Highland
2.7 km S
Beinn Bhuidhe Mountain, Highland
3.3 km S
Creag Inver Meadale Mountain, Highland
3.9 km N