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Natural site

Glenuig Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°50′00″ N 5°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glenuig Bay Glenuig Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Smirisary
1.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport74 km
BRR Barra Airport100 km

About Glenuig Bay

Glenuig Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Cruach na Bairness and Egnaig Hill.

Climate of Glenuig Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 257 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (265 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Glenuig Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26516420811899106129154220240257252

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glenuig Bay

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 74 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 74 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 100 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 180 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glenuig Bay

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,775 natural sites, 1,313 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km461 places

  • Eigg Island 22 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 20 kmS
  • Eilean Shona Island 6 kmS
  • Samalaman Island Island 2 kmNE

25–60 km1,625 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 58 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 51 kmN
  • Eriska Island 42 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km3,036 places

  • Hebrides Island 61 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 63 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 89 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmNW

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