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Tarner Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°21′38″ N 6°29′36″ W

Map showing the location of Tarner Island Tarner Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ose
2.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport54 km
BRR Barra Airport69 km

About Tarner Island

Tarner Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Loch Caroy and Harlosh Island.

Climate of Tarner Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (213 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Tarner Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1871251569385100111127190209213206

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Tarner Island

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 216 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 54 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 69 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 266 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 310 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tarner Island

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 2,792 natural sites, 1,387 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 16 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 18 kmNW
  • Clett Island 21 kmNW
  • Wiay Island Island 3 kmS

25–60 km1,242 places

  • Hebrides Island 48 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 26 kmE
  • Eigg Island 55 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 57 kmN

60–100 km2,686 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 63 kmN
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 85 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ose Village, Highland
    2.4 km NE
  • Gearymore Village, Highland
    2.4 km NE
  • Harlosh Village, Highland
    3 km NW
  • Eabost Village, Highland
    2.9 km SE
  • Feorlig Village, Highland
    4.1 km N
  • Struan Village, Highland
    4.5 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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