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Natural site

Slaggan Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°53′03″ N 5°39′03″ W

Map showing the location of Slaggan Bay Slaggan Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Mellon Charles
3.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport55 km
INV Inverness Airport103 km

About Slaggan Bay

Slaggan Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Meall an t-Slagain and Beinn Dearg Mhor.

Climate of Slaggan Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (214 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Slaggan Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)195132158907893102117173200214199

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Slaggan Bay

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 226 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 55 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 262 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 366 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Slaggan Bay

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,524 natural sites, 1,150 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 19 kmNE
  • Tanera More Island 20 kmNE
  • Summer Isles Island 18 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km1,415 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 52 kmNW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 50 kmNW
  • Crois Eilean Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km2,970 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 74 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 68 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 61 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmSW

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