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Glen Hurich

Local name: Gleann na h-Iùbhraich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°46′00″ N 5°31′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Hurich Glen Hurich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
173 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scamodale
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport88 km
GLA Glasgow Airport120 km

About Glen Hurich

Glen Hurich is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Mheadhoin and Meall Lochan Mhic Gille Dhuibh.

Climate of Glen Hurich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (278 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Glen Hurich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)278176223125105113135160228250267266

How to get to Glen Hurich

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 88 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (120 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 127 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 88 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 120 kmsoutheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 170 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 243 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Hurich

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,299 natural sites, 1,337 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km494 places

  • Shuna Island Island 21 kmS
  • Eilean Shona Island 21 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Gobhar Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,908 places

  • Eigg Island 42 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 28 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 27 kmS
  • Ulva Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km3,268 places

  • Hebrides Island 82 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 74 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 76 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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