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Rubha Chaolais

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°51′37″ N 5°47′10″ W

Map showing the location of Rubha Chaolais Rubha Chaolais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Peanmeanach
1.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport78 km
BRR Barra Airport102 km

About Rubha Chaolais

Rubha Chaolais is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 51 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Chaolais and Eilean nan Gobhar.

Climate of Rubha Chaolais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 264 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (266 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Rubha Chaolais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°10°11°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26616720911699110129152225247264259

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Rubha Chaolais

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 78 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 78 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 102 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rubha Chaolais

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,900 natural sites, 1,304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km478 places

  • Eigg Island 24 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 24 kmS
  • Eilean Shona Island 10 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 2 kmSW

25–60 km1,670 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 56 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 49 kmN
  • Eriska Island 43 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km3,090 places

  • Hebrides Island 64 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 61 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 92 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmNW

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