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Balmeanach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°23′36″ N 6°03′40″ W

Map showing the location of Balmeanach Balmeanach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport79 km
SYY Stornoway Airport93 km

About Balmeanach

Balmeanach is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 141 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Carn Loch an Rathaid and Cnoc Coille an Leatraich.

Climate of Balmeanach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 240 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (240 mm)
Driest month
May (91 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 Balmeanach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)2151351699991108114128204229240226

How to get to Balmeanach

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 79 kmwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 93 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 238 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 241 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 311 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balmeanach

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,537 natural sites, 1,447 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km356 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 15 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 1 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 13 kmS
  • Eilean Tigh Island 14 kmN

25–60 km1,364 places

  • Eigg Island 55 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmW
  • Clett Island 38 kmNW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 60 kmN

60–100 km3,299 places

  • Hebrides Island 66 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 72 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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