- Elevation
- 724 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport80 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport117 km
About Sron na Gaoithe
Sron na Gaoithe is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 724 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Creag nan Eilid and Faochaig.
Photos of Sron na Gaoithe
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Faochaig Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aonach Buidhe Phil Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
A' Ghlas-bheinn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sron na Gaoithe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (328 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to Sron na Gaoithe
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 80 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 80 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 117 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 125 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 200 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 306 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sron na Gaoithe
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,166 natural sites, 1,034 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km524 places
- Eilean Donan Island 14 kmW
- An Garbh-eilean Island 21 kmW
- Kishorn Island Island 21 kmW
- Sgeir Bhuidhe Island 20 kmW
25–60 km2,002 places
- Isle of Skye Island 57 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 46 kmW
- Scalpay Island 41 kmW
- Moy Island Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km2,713 places
- Hebrides Island 99 kmSW
- Eigg Island 70 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 82 kmW
- Oronsay Island 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carnach Village, Highland3.7 km SE
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Killilan Village, Highland6.2 km W -
Camas-luinie Village, Highland6.4 km SW
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Dornie Village, Highland13 km SW -
Lochcarron Village, Highland14 km NW -
Sallachy Village, Highland9.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag nan Eilid Mountain, Highland1.1 km S
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Faochaig Mountain, Highland1.8 km NE
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Carn nan Searrach Mountain, Highland1.8 km N
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Cadha Ban Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Sguman Coinntich North Top Mountain, Highland2.3 km W
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Carn Tarsuinn Mountain, Highland2.5 km S
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Ben Killilan Mountain, Highland2.6 km W
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Meall an Achaidh Gharbhgein Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aonach Buidhe Mountain, Highland5.3 km NE
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Glen Elchaig Natural site, Highland4.6 km S
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Cadha Ruadh Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Ben Killilan North Top Mountain, Highland2.8 km NW
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Sguman Coinntich Mountain, Highland3.1 km W
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Sgurr na Creige Mountain, Highland3.4 km S
Sources & licences
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