- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport56 km
- INV Inverness Airport99 km
About Priest Island
Priest Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include An Cleireach Far North Top and Glas-leac Beag.
Photos of Priest Island
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Tanera Beg See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glas-leac Mòr James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Priest Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (214 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 195 | 132 | 158 | 90 | 78 | 93 | 102 | 117 | 173 | 200 | 214 | 199 |
How to get to Priest Island
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 56 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 123 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 226 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 245 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 264 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 375 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Priest Island
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,478 natural sites, 1,085 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km335 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 8 kmNE
- Tanera More Island 8 kmNE
- Summer Isles Island 6 kmNE
- Soyea Island Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km1,422 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 44 kmNE
- Tannaraidh Island 56 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 54 kmW
- Crois Eilean Island 57 kmW
60–100 km2,843 places
- Isle of Skye Island 86 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 77 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 72 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Laide Village, Highland11 km S -
Mellon Udrigle Village, Highland7.3 km SW
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Obinan Village, Highland7.5 km SW
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Garadheancal Village, Highland8.5 km NE
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Scoraig Village, Highland9.7 km SE -
Aultbea Village, Highland14 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Cleireach Far North Top Mountain, Highland0.4 km NW
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Glas-leac Beag Island, Highland2.9 km N
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Carn Iar Island, Highland3.8 km E
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Càrn Beag Island, Highland3.9 km E
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Bottle Island Island, Highland3.7 km E
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Sgeir nam Mult Island, Highland4 km NE
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Carn Deas Island, Highland4.1 km E
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Sgeirean Glasa Island, Scotland4.3 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Tanera Beg Island, Highland6.7 km NE
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Glas-leac Mòr Island, Highland8 km N
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Isle Ristol Island, Highland10 km NE -
Eilean Dubh Island, Highland4.6 km E
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Creag an Eilein Island, Highland5.6 km SW
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Summer Isles Island, Highland6.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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