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Shona Beag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′45″ N 5°49′23″ W

Map showing the location of Shona Beag Shona Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cruach nam Meann
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport72 km
BRR Barra Airport102 km

About Shona Beag

Shona Beag is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na Gruagaig and Riska Island.

Climate of Shona Beag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 257 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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).

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Climate of Shona Beag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26516420811899106129154220240257252

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Shona Beag

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 72 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 142 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 72 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 102 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 120 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 188 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Shona Beag

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,760 natural sites, 1,294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km472 places

  • Eigg Island 24 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 3 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 6 kmN

25–60 km1,607 places

  • Scalpay Island 55 kmN
  • Eriska Island 39 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 48 kmNW
  • Ulva Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,006 places

  • Hebrides Island 63 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 67 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 85 kmS

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