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Gruinard Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°53′00″ N 5°28′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gruinard Island Gruinard Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Laide
4.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport63 km
INV Inverness Airport93 km

About Gruinard Island

Gruinard Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include An Eilid and Buaile a' Mhullaich.

Climate of Gruinard Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (228 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Gruinard Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2121451759986102111129187213228215

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gruinard Island

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the east.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 63 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 93 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 218 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 237 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 367 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gruinard Island

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,685 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 15 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 14 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 13 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 20 kmS

25–60 km1,372 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 51 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 53 kmW
  • Glas Sgeir Island 59 kmNW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 52 kmW

60–100 km3,033 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 80 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 79 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 82 kmSW

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