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Carnach

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°53′32″ N 7°30′36″ W

Map showing the location of Carnach Carnach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
189 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uidh
4.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport15 km
TRE Tiree Airport59 km

About Carnach

Carnach is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 189 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Galtar and Sandray.

Climate of Carnach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (159 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Carnach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15010911773637188104131159152148

How to get to Carnach

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 231 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 15 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 59 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 66 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 274 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 330 kmeast

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

Day trips from Carnach

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 677 natural sites, 734 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km127 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 9 kmN
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 15 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 3 kmNW
  • Stack Islands Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km212 places

  • Hebrides Island 43 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 37 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 51 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,087 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 89 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 82 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 89 kmN

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