- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport63 km
- INV Inverness Airport96 km
About Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir nam Boc and Rubha Phollaidh.
Photos of Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
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Stac Pollaidh Mehmet Karatay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (213 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 193 | 134 | 162 | 96 | 83 | 98 | 109 | 126 | 177 | 199 | 213 | 196 |
How to get to Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 63 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 135 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 270 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 391 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 2,981 natural sites, 949 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km436 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 12 kmSW
- Tanera More Island 12 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 13 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 6 kmN
25–60 km1,212 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 26 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 39 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 45 kmS
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 46 kmS
60–100 km2,316 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 92 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 91 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 90 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 89 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverkirkaig Village, Highland4.1 km N -
Brae of Achnahaird Village, Highland6.1 km SW
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Lochinver Village, Highland7 km NE
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Baddidarroch Village, Highland7.3 km N
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Achiltibuie Village, Highland8.5 km SW -
Altandhu Village, Highland8.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgeir nam Boc Island, Highland0.5 km SE
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Rubha Phollaidh Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Cnoc Gleann Lochan Sal Mountain, Highland1.3 km E
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Green Island Island, Highland1.1 km SW
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Cnoc Lochan Sal Mountain, Highland1.5 km SE
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Eilean Mòr Island, Highland1.4 km NW
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Rubha a' Bhrocaire Island, Highland1.5 km NE
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Eilean Mòineseach Island, Highland1.5 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fraochlan Island Island, Highland2.3 km NW
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Isle Ristol Island, Highland10 km SW -
Loch Osgaig Lake, Highland4.9 km S
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Eilean Bad nam Bàn Island, Highland5.3 km N
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A’ Chleit Island, Highland5.5 km NW
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Loch Raa Lake, Highland5.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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