About Uig

Uig is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 111 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bheag and Leinish Bay.

Photos of Uig

Isay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Neist Point Lighthouse Richard Dorrell · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Uig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 195 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (195 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

7° 3°

7° 2°

7° 3°

9° 4°

12° 7°

14° 9°

16° 11°

14° 9°

11° 7°

9° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

179

Feb

124

Mar

148

Apr

87

May

75

Jun

88

Jul

103

Aug

119

Sep

171

Oct

194

Nov

195

Dec

189

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 Uig
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	7°	9°	12°	14°	16°	16°	14°	11°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	179	124	148	87	75	88	103	119	171	194	195	189

How to get to Uig

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 232 km to the southeast.

Airports

Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 41 kmwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 67 kmsouthwest
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 232 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 251 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 272 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 323 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Uig

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 2,407 natural sites, 1,289 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km170 places

The Coral Beaches Beach 5 kmNE
Clett Island 7 kmN
Wiay Island Island 18 kmSE
Tarner Island Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,228 places

Hebrides Island 56 kmS
Isle of Skye Island 32 kmSE
Isle of Harris Natural site 49 kmN
Island of Raasay Island 38 kmE

60–100 km2,326 places

Eigg Island 70 kmSE
Isle of Barra Beach Beach 75 kmSW
Dalmore Beach Beach 94 kmN
Dailbeag Beach Beach 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland
0.8 km S
Leinish Bay Natural site, Highland
1 km E
Loch Dunvegan Natural site, Highland
1 km E
Uig Bay Natural site, Scotland
1.1 km NE
Ben Ettow Mountain, Highland
2.2 km NW
Isay Island, Highland
5.9 km N

Uig

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