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Liath Sgeir

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°12′11″ N 5°34′08″ W

Map showing the location of Liath Sgeir Liath Sgeir
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Lunga
0.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport72 km
GLA Glasgow Airport80 km

About Liath Sgeir

Liath Sgeir is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Arsa and Eilean an Dùin.

Climate of Liath Sgeir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 194 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Liath Sgeir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)210128156947886107129174189194195

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Liath Sgeir

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 72 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (80 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 90 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 72 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 150 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 163 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 180 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Liath Sgeir

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 3,142 natural sites, 1,280 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km625 places

  • Scarba Island 9 kmW
  • Cala Island 22 kmS
  • Torsa Island Island 7 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 2 kmNW

25–60 km1,617 places

  • Colonsay Island 43 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 56 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km2,268 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 70 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 86 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 93 kmSE

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