Village

Arisaig

Located in Inverness-shire, Highland Coordinates: 56°54′35″ N 5°50′45″ W

Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 300; 300
Elevation: 12 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: TRE Tiree Airport78 km; BRR Barra Airport98 km

About Arisaig

Arisaig is a village. Location: Inverness-shire, Highland. Population: 300. Elevation: 12 m.

From Wikipedia

Arisaig (Scottish Gaelic: Àrasaig) is a village in Lochaber, Inverness-shire. It lies 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Mallaig on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, within the Rough Bounds. Arisaig is also the traditional name for part of the surrounding peninsula south of Loch Morar, extending east to Moidart. Etymologically, Arisaig means "safe bay". It lies in the Scottish council area of Highland and has a population of about 300.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website: arisaig.uk.com

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Arisaig

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office · Public domain
Steve Marquis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0
Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Arisaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 239 mm

Hottest month: August (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (239 mm)
Driest month: May (87 mm)

7° 3°

9° 4°

11° 5°

14° 8°

16° 10°

17° 12°

15° 10°

12° 8°

9° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

236

Feb

144

Mar

182

Apr

101

May

Jun

Jul

114

Aug

136

Sep

206

Oct

222

Nov

239

Dec

229

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

Climate of Arisaig
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	16°	17°	17°	15°	12°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	236	144	182	101	87	98	114	136	206	222	239	229

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Arisaig

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 78 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 152 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 78 kmsouthwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 98 kmwest
Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 152 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 183 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 258 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Arisaig

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,812 natural sites, 1,324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km425 places

Eigg Island 20 kmW
Eilean Shona Island 14 kmS
Samalaman Island Island 7 kmS
Luinga Mhòr Island 5 kmW

25–60 km1,652 places

Hebrides Island 59 kmW
Isle of Skye Island 50 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 54 kmN
Scalpay Island 42 kmN

60–100 km3,093 places

Colonsay Island 97 kmS
The Coral Beaches Beach 81 kmNW
Kiloran Beach Beach 92 kmS
Scarba Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eilean Tioram Island, Scotland
0.3 km S
Strath of Arisaig Mountain, Highland
0.8 km S
Monadh na Ceapaich Mountain, Highland
1.3 km NW
Torr an t-Sagairt Mountain, Highland
1.6 km SE
Loch nan Ceall Natural site, Highland
1.7 km SW
Druim an Dubh-leathaid Mountain, Highland
2.1 km S