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Sgeir a' Phuirt

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′26″ N 5°45′41″ W

Map showing the location of Sgeir a' Phuirt Sgeir a' Phuirt
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Cullipool
7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport69 km
TRE Tiree Airport74 km

About Sgeir a' Phuirt

Sgeir a' Phuirt is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bealach an Tarabairt and Cnoc Port nan Aidhean.

Climate of Sgeir a' Phuirt

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 211 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (229 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Sgeir a' Phuirt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)2291391711028291113137186203211209

How to get to Sgeir a' Phuirt

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 69 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 103 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 69 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 74 kmnorthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 174 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 246 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sgeir a' Phuirt

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 2,985 natural sites, 1,247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km459 places

  • Scarba Island 7 kmSE
  • Torsa Island Island 9 kmE
  • Shuna Island 10 kmE
  • Seil Island 10 kmNE

25–60 km1,651 places

  • Colonsay Island 34 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 30 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 48 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km2,188 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 78 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 74 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 78 kmN
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmSE

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