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Creag nan Yailey

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°46′43″ N 3°42′57″ W

Map showing the location of Creag nan Yailey Creag nan Yailey
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
452 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pitlochry
8.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport56 km
INV Inverness Airport87 km

About Creag nan Yailey

Creag nan Yailey is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 452 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Meall Garbh and Cnoc Dubh.

Climate of Creag nan Yailey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Creag nan Yailey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1611011146677727584110135128132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Creag nan Yailey

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (95 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 57 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 56 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 87 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 106 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 240 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creag nan Yailey

Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 3,875 natural sites, 771 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km429 places

  • Lamb Island Island 17 kmS
  • Dowally Island Island 19 kmS
  • West Mains Island Island 14 kmS
  • Pitnacree Island Island 14 kmS

25–60 km1,668 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 47 kmS
  • Eilean an Righ Island 50 kmNW
  • Isle of Spar Island 28 kmSW

60–100 km2,682 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 98 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 93 kmN
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmS

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