- Elevation
- 117 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport92 km
- BRR Barra Airport103 km
About Sandaig Bay
Sandaig Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Carn an t-Seididh and Creagan Dearga.
Photos of Sandaig Bay
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Gleann na Guiserein AlastairG · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sandaig Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 263 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (263 mm)
- Driest month
- May (98 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 260 | 164 | 207 | 113 | 98 | 110 | 126 | 147 | 223 | 246 | 263 | 257 |
How to get to Sandaig Bay
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 92 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 161 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 92 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 109 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 161 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 199 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandaig Bay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,908 natural sites, 1,337 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km472 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 13 kmN
- Samalaman Island Island 23 kmS
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 12 kmNE
- Ornsay Island 11 kmN
25–60 km1,679 places
- Isle of Skye Island 41 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 42 kmNW
- Eigg Island 30 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 30 kmNW
60–100 km3,131 places
- Hebrides Island 65 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmNW
- Scarba Island 97 kmS
- Clett Island 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sandaig Village, Highland0.9 km W
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Inverie Village, Highland4.4 km E -
Airor Village, Highland2.1 km NW
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Aultvoulin Village, Highland3.5 km E
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Mallaig Village, Inverness-shire7.2 km SW -
Malaig Bheag Neighbourhood, Highland5.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn an t-Seididh Mountain, Highland0.8 km SE
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Creagan Dearga Mountain, Highland1.1 km SE
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Roinn na Beinne Mountain, Highland1.3 km NE
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Torr na h-Insse Mountain, Highland1.7 km W
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Meall Garbh nan Gobhar Mountain, Highland2.1 km NE
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Rubha Raonuill Mountain, Highland2.2 km S
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Highland2.5 km E
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Eilean Dearg Island, Highland2.1 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Gleann na Guiserein Natural site, Highland5.4 km E
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Druim na Cluain-airighe Mountain, Highland3.1 km NE
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Druim na Cluain-airighe North Top Mountain, Highland3.4 km NE
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Torr Shamadalain Mountain, Highland4.3 km N
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Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais Mountain, Highland4.4 km S
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Carn a' Ghobhair Mountain, Highland5.4 km S
Sources & licences
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