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Meall nan Ruag

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°37′22″ N 4°30′13″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Ruag Meall nan Ruag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
618 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunan
5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport84 km
DND Dundee Airport93 km

About Meall nan Ruag

Meall nan Ruag is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 618 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Meall nan Aighean and Meall Buidhe.

Climate of Meall nan Ruag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 251 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (292 mm)
Driest month
June (112 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 Meall nan Ruag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°13°14°14°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)292188210117120112125150210247251260

How to get to Meall nan Ruag

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 84 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 84 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 93 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 86 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 158 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 243 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall nan Ruag

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 4,901 natural sites, 1,229 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km335 places

  • Eilean Molach Island 14 kmW
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 10 kmNE
  • Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 8 kmNE
  • Eilean na h-Iolaire Island 14 kmW

25–60 km1,963 places

  • Eriska Island 57 kmW
  • Shuna Island Island 55 kmW
  • Inishail Island 46 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 58 kmS

60–100 km3,968 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmS
  • Scarba Island 89 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 87 kmW
  • Cala Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dunan Village, Perth and Kinross
    5 km N
  • Bridge of Gaur Village, Perth and Kinross
    7 km NE
  • Finnart Village, Perth and Kinross
    7.2 km NE
  • Rannoch Village, Perth and Kinross
    8.2 km NW
  • Pubil Village, Perth and Kinross
    8.5 km S
  • Camasericht Village, Perth and Kinross
    8.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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