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Rubha nan Uan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′28″ N 5°00′01″ W

Map showing the location of Rubha nan Uan Rubha nan Uan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
91 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhiconich
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport81 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport112 km

About Rubha nan Uan

Rubha nan Uan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 91 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Loin Bhain and Cnoc Leathan.

Climate of Rubha nan Uan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (168 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 nan Uan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1429712177678292109145159168148

How to get to Rubha nan Uan

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 223 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 112 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 248 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 287 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 294 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rubha nan Uan

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 1,985 natural sites, 635 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km477 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 14 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 8 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Meall Mòr Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km741 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 50 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 50 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 52 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,428 places

  • Clett Island 88 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 89 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 87 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 90 kmW

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