- Elevation
- 47 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport89 km
- TRE Tiree Airport119 km
About Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe and Creag nan Damh.
Photos of Glen Shiel
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The Saddle paul birrell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Fhada Angus · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Buidhe Bheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr an Fhuarail Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aonach Meadhoin Mick Knapton at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Glen Shiel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 291 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (295 mm)
- Driest month
- May (113 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 295 | 194 | 243 | 130 | 113 | 124 | 139 | 161 | 241 | 269 | 291 | 292 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Glen Shiel
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 89 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 160 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 119 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 126 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 160 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 190 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Shiel
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,329 natural sites, 1,112 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km526 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 21 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 17 kmW
- Eilean Donan Island 16 kmNW
- Eilean Tioram Island 14 kmW
25–60 km1,965 places
- Isle of Skye Island 56 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 49 kmNW
- Eigg Island 58 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 40 kmW
60–100 km2,988 places
- Hebrides Island 91 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 67 kmSW
- Clett Island 87 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Shiel Bridge Village, Highland6.5 km NW -
Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland7.1 km S -
Invershiel Village, Highland6.8 km NW
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Morvich Village, Highland7.5 km N -
Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland7.2 km NW
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Carn-gorm Village, Highland7.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe Mountain, Highland1.4 km NE
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Creag nan Damh Mountain, Highland2.7 km S -
Sgurr nan Spainteach Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Sgurr a' Chuilinn Mountain, Highland1.8 km SE
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Sgurr na Carnach Mountain, Highland2.1 km N
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Sgurr na Sgine Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW -
Beinn Odhar Mountain, Highland2.5 km NE
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Faochag Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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The Saddle Mountain, Highland4 km W
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Sgurr an Lochain Mountain, Highland4.5 km SE -
Buidhe Bheinn Mountain, Highland4.9 km S
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Sgurr an Doire Leathain Mountain, Highland5.5 km SE -
Sgurr nan Saighead Mountain, Highland4 km N -
Biod an Fhithich Mountain, Highland2.7 km W
Sources & licences
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