- Elevation
- 160 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport72 km
- INV Inverness Airport98 km
About Gleann Leireag
Gleann Leireag is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Ruighe Dhorcha and Creag na h-Iolaire.
Photos of Gleann Leireag
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Quinag - Spidean Coinich Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gleann Leireag
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 197 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (197 mm)
- Driest month
- May (81 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 120 | 149 | 93 | 81 | 95 | 105 | 123 | 166 | 187 | 197 | 178 |
How to get to Gleann Leireag
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 72 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 121 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 277 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gleann Leireag
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,499 natural sites, 760 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km605 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 11 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 24 kmN
- Soyea Island Island 15 kmSW
- Oldany Island Island 11 kmNW
25–60 km991 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 30 kmSW
- Tanera More Island 29 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 31 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km1,694 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 97 kmW
- Tannaraidh Island 78 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loch Assynt Village, Highland3.1 km S
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Ardvar Village, Highland3.8 km N
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Drumbeg Village, Highland6.4 km NW
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Unapool Village, Highland6.2 km E
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Nedd Village, Highland6.2 km W
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Kylestrome Village, Highland6.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc an Ruighe Dhorcha Mountain, Highland1.7 km NW
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland1.8 km SE
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Quinag - Sail Ghorm Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Sidhean Mor Mountain, Highland2.1 km W
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Sail Gharbh West Top Mountain, Highland2.2 km E
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Quinag - Spidean Coinich Mountain, Highland3.1 km SE
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Quinag - Sail Gharbh Mountain, Highland2.9 km E
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Quinag Mountain, Highland2.5 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources