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Acairseid

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′13″ N 7°17′43″ W

Map showing the location of Acairseid Acairseid
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BRR Barra Airport10 km
BEB Benbecula Airport46 km

About Acairseid

Acairseid is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Pairceanan and Eriskay.

Climate of Acairseid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (163 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Acairseid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°8°10°13°14°16°16°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311012176657491106138163158154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Acairseid

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 230 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 10 kmsouthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 46 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 69 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast

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

Day trips from Acairseid

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,062 natural sites, 936 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 17 kmSW
  • Stulaigh Island 14 kmN
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 8 kmSW
  • Vatersay Island Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km460 places

  • Hebrides Island 31 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 29 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 49 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 31 kmN

60–100 km1,387 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmNE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 82 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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