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Handa Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°22′51″ N 5°11′15″ W

Map showing the location of Handa Island Handa Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport70 km
INV Inverness Airport115 km

About Handa Island

Handa Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Sithean Mor East Top and Stac a' Bhrisidh.

Climate of Handa Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (168 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Handa Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1439812076647988106143158168149

How to get to Handa Island

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 70 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 115 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 123 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 251 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 286 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 296 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Handa Island

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 2,134 natural sites, 705 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km446 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 8 kmS
  • Whale Islet Island 7 kmNE
  • Oldany Island Island 14 kmS
  • Meall Mòr Island 11 kmS

25–60 km711 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 43 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 43 kmS
  • Summer Isles Island 45 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 28 kmS

60–100 km1,702 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Clett Island 100 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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