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Natural site

Broadford Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°15′00″ N 5°53′00″ W

Map showing the location of Broadford Bay Broadford Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Broadford
1.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport93 km
BRR Barra Airport98 km

About Broadford Bay

Broadford Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Glas Eilean and Cnoc na Cachaille.

Climate of Broadford Bay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (249 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Broadford Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)23214418410492107117133211233249236

How to get to Broadford Bay

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 93 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 184 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 93 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 98 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 103 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 219 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 295 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Broadford Bay

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,734 natural sites, 1,488 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km417 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 23 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 19 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 7 kmNW
  • Soay Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,662 places

  • Eigg Island 43 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 53 kmNW
  • Clett Island 55 kmNW
  • Dùn Mòr Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,180 places

  • Hebrides Island 64 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 91 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 83 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 66 kmS

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