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Natural site

Bay of Laig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°55′00″ N 6°10′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bay of Laig Bay of Laig
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Isle of Eigg
2.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport63 km
BRR Barra Airport79 km

About Bay of Laig

Bay of Laig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Eigg and Sgorr an Fharaidh.

Climate of Bay of Laig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 251 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (251 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Bay of Laig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)24515619311197107125148217241251240

How to get to Bay of Laig

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 63 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 79 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 248 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Laig

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,130 natural sites, 1,466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Eigg Island 2 kmS
  • Dùn Mòr Island 24 kmNW
  • Soay Island 24 kmN
  • The Small Isles Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km1,390 places

  • Hebrides Island 40 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 43 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 52 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 42 kmN

60–100 km3,025 places

  • Colonsay Island 95 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 71 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmW

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