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Sgurr a' Choire-rainich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°34′05″ N 4°55′52″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr a' Choire-rainich Sgurr a' Choire-rainich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
847 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achanalt
5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport53 km
SYY Stornoway Airport110 km

About Sgurr a' Choire-rainich

Sgurr a' Choire-rainich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 847 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr a' Ghlas Leathaid and Sgurr a' Mhuilinn.

Climate of Sgurr a' Choire-rainich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 281 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
December (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (286 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).

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Climate of Sgurr a' Choire-rainich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°6°10°12°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°0°4°5°5°3°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)286199239131114124136160229264281279

How to get to Sgurr a' Choire-rainich

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 171 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 146 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 209 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 337 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr a' Choire-rainich

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,222 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Moy Island Island 24 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 19 kmE
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 19 kmE
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 19 kmS

25–60 km1,896 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 59 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 57 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 57 kmNW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 36 kmNW

60–100 km2,940 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 85 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 71 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 71 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 84 kmN

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