- Elevation
- 594 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport74 km
- INV Inverness Airport82 km
About Ruigh Mheallain
Ruigh Mheallain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 594 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Sail Mhor and Sgurr Ruadh.
Photos of Ruigh Mheallain
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Beinn Ghobhlach Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Beinn Dearg Mor Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
An Teallach David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ruigh Mheallain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 283 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (283 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 277 | 191 | 235 | 132 | 114 | 126 | 139 | 161 | 232 | 264 | 283 | 274 |
How to get to Ruigh Mheallain
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the east.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 74 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 128 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 208 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 228 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 246 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruigh Mheallain
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 3,797 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km490 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 22 kmN
- Tanera More Island 21 kmN
- Summer Isles Island 20 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km1,438 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmN
- Moy Island Island 56 kmSE
- Eilean Trodday Island 60 kmW
- Eilean Tigh Island 54 kmSW
60–100 km2,941 places
- Isle of Skye Island 82 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 89 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardessie Village, Highland3.1 km NE
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Camusnagaul Village, Highland3.7 km NE
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Badbea Village, Highland3.8 km N
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Badcaul Village, Highland4.6 km N
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Badrallach Village, Highland5.3 km NE
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Dundonnell Village, Highland6.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sail Mhor Mountain, Highland1.4 km N
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Sgurr Ruadh Mountain, Highland2.3 km S
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Stob Loch an Eich Dhuibh Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
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Carn nam Buailtean Mountain, Highland2.5 km W
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Meall Garbh Mountain, Highland3 km E
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An Teallach Mountain, Highland4.6 km SE
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Carn Bad an Ducharaich Mountain, Highland3.3 km SW
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Carn nan Caorach Mountain, Highland3.3 km W
Sources & licences
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