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Island

Glas-leac Mòr

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′43″ N 5°28′06″ W

Glas-leac Mòr
James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altandhu
4.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport55 km
INV Inverness Airport100 km

About Glas-leac Mòr

Glas-leac Mòr is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Isle Ristol and Tanera Beg.

Climate of Glas-leac Mòr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 201 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (201 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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 Glas-leac Mòr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°5°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)18112514685749099115165187201185

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glas-leac Mòr

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 55 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 100 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 128 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 252 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 269 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 383 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glas-leac Mòr

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,279 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 2 kmSE
  • Tanera More Island 4 kmSE
  • Summer Isles Island 4 kmSE
  • Soyea Island Island 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,332 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 36 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 57 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 55 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 57 kmW

60–100 km2,676 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 80 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 80 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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