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Sgeir Fhada

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°23′46″ N 5°03′33″ W

Map showing the location of Sgeir Fhada Sgeir Fhada
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Foindle
2.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport77 km
INV Inverness Airport112 km

About Sgeir Fhada

Sgeir Fhada is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Ulbhaidh and Cnoc Sgeir Fhanda.

Climate of Sgeir Fhada

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (168 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Sgeir Fhada
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)1429712177678292109145159168148

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Sgeir Fhada

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 77 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 112 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 248 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 286 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 295 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sgeir Fhada

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 2,036 natural sites, 658 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km464 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 11 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 6 kmNW
  • Oldany Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Meall Mòr Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km739 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 48 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 48 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 49 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km1,516 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 99 kmW
  • Clett Island 92 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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