Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

North Erradale

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°45′44″ N 5°46′57″ W

North Erradale
Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport60 km
BEB Benbecula Airport99 km

About North Erradale

North Erradale is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m.

From Wikipedia

North Erradale is a remote coastal crofting village on the western coast of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The villages of Melvaig lies four miles (six kilometres) to the north, along the coast road, with the village of Big Sand lying directly south. Gairloch lies four to five miles (six to eight kilometres) to the southeast. The village dates back to the early 19th century, having houses dating back to the 1920s.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of North Erradale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 225 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (225 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of North Erradale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)206138168948298106121184211225211

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to North Erradale

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 223 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 60 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 99 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 106 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 223 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 353 kmsouth

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

Day trips from North Erradale

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 3,627 natural sites, 1,391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km307 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 19 kmE
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 17 kmSE
  • Island of Rona Island 25 kmSW
  • Longa Island Island 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,490 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 59 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 45 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 59 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmW

60–100 km3,253 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 63 kmW
  • Eigg Island 99 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources