- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport68 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport101 km
About Sgeir Ghlas
Sgeir Ghlas is an island. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Horrisdale and An Torr.
Climate of Sgeir Ghlas
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 225 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (225 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 206 | 138 | 168 | 94 | 82 | 98 | 106 | 121 | 184 | 211 | 225 | 211 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Sgeir Ghlas
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 216 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 68 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 101 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 248 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 346 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgeir Ghlas
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,785 natural sites, 1,412 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km391 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 14 kmE
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 12 kmE
- Island of Rona Island 22 kmSW
- Longa Island Island 8 kmNW
25–60 km1,466 places
- Isle of Skye Island 55 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 41 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 59 kmW
- Scalpay Island 59 kmW
60–100 km3,374 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 68 kmW
- Eigg Island 93 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 91 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 91 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Badachro Village, Highland0.9 km W -
Gairloch Village, Highland3.4 km NE -
Port Henderson Village, Highland2.9 km W
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Shieldaig Village, Highland2.8 km SE
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An Àrd Neighbourhood, Highland2.8 km NE
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Auchtercairn Village, Highland3.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Horrisdale Island, Highland0.5 km NE
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An Torr Mountain, Highland0.8 km SE
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Meall na h-Airde Mountain, Highland1.3 km W
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Fraoch-eilean Island, Highland1.5 km E
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Glas Eilean Island, Highland1.6 km NE
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Meall Bad a' Chrotha Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Cnoc an Sgaid Mountain, Highland2 km W
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Loch Clàir Lake, Highland2.1 km S
Sources & licences
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