- Elevation
- 579 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport80 km
- INV Inverness Airport80 km
About Meall nan Ruaig
Meall nan Ruaig is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 579 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Creag Stalcair East Top and Creag Stalcair.
Photos of Meall nan Ruaig
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A' Bhuidheanach Bheag Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Meall nan Ruaig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 163 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 125 | 138 | 77 | 88 | 81 | 87 | 101 | 137 | 163 | 163 | 168 |
How to get to Meall nan Ruaig
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (108 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 82 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 80 kmsoutheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 108 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 82 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 129 kmeast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 260 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Ruaig
Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 4,669 natural sites, 992 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km380 places
- Eilean an Righ Island 25 kmNW
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 22 kmSW
- Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 25 kmSW
- Eilean nan Con Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km1,948 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 47 kmNW
- Eilean Molach Island 44 kmSW
- Bàn Eilean Island 46 kmNW
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 50 kmNW
60–100 km3,427 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 100 kmNE
- Eriska Island 85 kmW
- Moy Island Island 85 kmN
- Shuna Island Island 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trinafour Village, Perth and Kinross8.5 km S
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Calvine Village, Perth and Kinross13 km SE -
Old Struan Village, Perth and Kinross13 km SE
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Dunalastair Village, Perth and Kinross14 km S
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Dalwhinnie Village, Highland14 km NW -
Kinloch Rannoch Village, Perth and Kinross14 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Stalcair East Top Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.5 km W
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Creag Stalcair Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.1 km W
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Glas Mheall Beag Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.9 km NW
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A' Bhuidheanach Bheag Mountain, Perth and Kinross6.2 km NW
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Meall Breac Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.2 km SW
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Carn a' Mhurraich Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.3 km NE
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Glas Mheall Mor Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.7 km NW
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Meall Uaine Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.3 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgairneach Mhor Mountain, Perth and Kinross9.9 km W -
Meall Dail-chealach Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.3 km S
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Meall na Spianaig Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.5 km NE
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Sron na h-Eiteich Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.7 km W
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Druim Ruighe Chail Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.8 km E
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Glen Garry Natural site, Perth and Kinross5.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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