- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport71 km
- BRR Barra Airport105 km
About Shiel Bridge
Shiel Bridge is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Meall Buidhe and River Shiel.
Climate of Shiel Bridge
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 257 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (265 mm)
- Driest month
- May (99 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° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 265 | 164 | 208 | 118 | 99 | 106 | 129 | 154 | 220 | 240 | 257 | 252 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Shiel Bridge
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 71 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 137 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 71 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 105 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 122 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 176 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 240 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shiel Bridge
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,762 natural sites, 1,272 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km475 places
- Oronsay Island 13 kmSW
- Eilean Shona Island 6 kmNW
- Samalaman Island Island 11 kmN
- Luinga Mhòr Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km1,684 places
- Eigg Island 28 kmNW
- Eriska Island 34 kmSE
- Dùn Mòr Island 53 kmNW
- Ulva Island 40 kmSW
60–100 km2,906 places
- Hebrides Island 66 kmW
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 72 kmN
- Colonsay Island 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Buidhe Mountain, Highland0.8 km SW
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River Shiel River, Highland1 km E
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Tom a' Chliabhain Mountain, Highland1.1 km S
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Creag an Loibein Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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Cnoc Blain Mountain, Highland2 km N
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Beinn Gheur Mountain, Highland2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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