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Natural site

Glen Varragill

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′00″ N 6°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Varragill Glen Varragill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
101 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ollach
4.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport72 km
BRR Barra Airport83 km

About Glen Varragill

Glen Varragill is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Fhuarain and Beinn nan Capull.

Climate of Glen Varragill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (249 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Varragill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Glen Varragill

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 202 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 72 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 83 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 99 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 202 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 219 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 249 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 305 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Varragill

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,272 natural sites, 1,471 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 5 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 10 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 14 kmSE
  • Wiay Island Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,179 places

  • Hebrides Island 55 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 48 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmNW
  • Clett Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km3,263 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 73 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 89 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 65 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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