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Soyea Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°08′37″ N 5°19′13″ W

Map showing the location of Soyea Island Soyea Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
8 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achmelvich
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport60 km
INV Inverness Airport101 km

About Soyea Island

Soyea Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Creag Ruadh and Cnoc na Moine.

Climate of Soyea Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

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Climate of Soyea Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)193134162968398109126177199213196

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Soyea Island

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 60 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 135 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 276 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 397 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Soyea Island

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 2,871 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km447 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmNE
  • Tanera More Island 16 kmS
  • Summer Isles Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,130 places

  • Whale Islet Island 34 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 50 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 51 kmS
  • Longa Island Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km2,260 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 92 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 85 kmW

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