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Canna Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°03′40″ N 6°33′01″ W

Map showing the location of Canna Island Canna Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Canna
0.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport54 km
TRE Tiree Airport66 km

About Canna Island

Canna Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Dùn nam Berbh and Camas Tharbernish.

Climate of Canna Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 198 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (198 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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 Canna Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)186121144847286101119174195198190

How to get to Canna Island

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 194 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 54 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmsouth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 68 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 270 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Canna Island

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 2,443 natural sites, 1,316 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Hebrides Island 19 kmSW
  • Dùn Mòr Island 5 kmE
  • Soay Island 21 kmNE
  • The Small Isles Island 19 kmE

25–60 km1,220 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 32 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 46 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 29 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 49 kmN

60–100 km2,505 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 95 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 90 kmN
  • Lingay Island 81 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 91 kmSE

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