- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport78 km
- ILY Islay Airport95 km
About Sgeir nan Gael
Sgeir nan Gael is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Musdile and Lismore Lighthouse.
Photos of Sgeir nan Gael
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Lady’s Rock Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Creag Island Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bernera Island Ken Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eilean Musdile Scottholland at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Lismore Lighthouse BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Sgeir nan Gael
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 199 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 210 | 130 | 158 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 106 | 129 | 176 | 192 | 199 | 197 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Sgeir nan Gael
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (98 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 106 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 78 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 98 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 160 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 162 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgeir nan Gael
Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 3,711 natural sites, 1,381 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km512 places
- Eriska Island 15 kmNE
- Torsa Island Island 22 kmS
- Shuna Island Island 20 kmNE
- Seil Island 17 kmS
25–60 km1,928 places
- Colonsay Island 57 kmSW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 53 kmSW
- Scarba Island 31 kmS
- Oronsay Island 30 kmNW
60–100 km2,715 places
- Hebrides Island 93 kmNW
- Isle of Arran Island 98 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmSE
- Eigg Island 60 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Musdile Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km N
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Lismore Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute0.2 km NW
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Lady’s Rock Island, Argyll and Bute1 km SW
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Lady's Rock Lighthouse Landmark, Argyll and Bute1 km SW -
Bernera Island Island, Argyll and Bute4.6 km N
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Duart Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute3.8 km W
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Loch Fiart Lake, Argyll and Bute3.9 km NE
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Eilean a' Mhadaidh Island, Argyll and Bute4 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Creag Island Island, Argyll and Bute6 km NE
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Eilean nan Caorach Island, Argyll and Bute4.4 km SW
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Lismore Island Island, Argyll and Bute4.7 km NE
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Sgeir an Teampuill Island, Argyll and Bute4.3 km N
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Eilean nan Gamhna Island, Argyll and Bute6 km SE
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Bach Island Island, Argyll and Bute8.1 km S
Sources & licences
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