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Island

An Garbh-eilean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°37′03″ N 4°52′19″ W

Map showing the location of An Garbh-eilean An Garbh-eilean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
33 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kearvaig
4.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport96 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport105 km

About An Garbh-eilean

An Garbh-eilean is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Cleit Dhubh and Sgribhis-bheinn.

Climate of An Garbh-eilean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 An Garbh-eilean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°16°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)1369211575678493108142152162142

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to An Garbh-eilean

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 96 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 105 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 265 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 309 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 314 kmsouth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kearvaig Village, Highland
    4.1 km SW
  • Durness Village, Highland
    9.1 km SE
  • Balnakeil Village, Highland
    7.7 km SE
  • Sangobeg Village, Highland
    12 km SE
  • Keoldale Village, Sutherlandshire
    8.8 km SE
  • Smoo Village, Highland
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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