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Mountain

Sail an Ruathair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°05′36″ N 4°50′11″ W

Map showing the location of Sail an Ruathair Sail an Ruathair
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
409 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ledmore
8.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport77 km
SYY Stornoway Airport89 km

About Sail an Ruathair

Sail an Ruathair is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 409 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Sail an Ruathair Far South Top and Eagle Rock.

Climate of Sail an Ruathair

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (233 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Sail an Ruathair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)217153189114100112122143195221233217

How to get to Sail an Ruathair

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 89 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 251 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 395 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sail an Ruathair

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 2,712 natural sites, 773 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 22 kmNW
  • Garbh Eilean Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean Mor Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 10 kmSW

25–60 km1,557 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 37 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 31 kmNW
  • Whale Islet Island 42 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 35 kmW

60–100 km1,571 places

  • Clett Island 96 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 93 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 91 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 94 kmW

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