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Aird

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°14′51″ N 6°09′53″ W

Map showing the location of Aird Aird
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport10 km
BEB Benbecula Airport111 km

About Aird

Aird is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Tiumpan Head Lighthouse and Ceann an t-Siumpain.

Climate of Aird

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (152 mm)
Driest month
May (57 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 Aird
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°11°13°15°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1451061157057677686121146152142

How to get to Aird

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 272 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 10 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 111 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 148 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 272 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 289 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Aird

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 2,031 natural sites, 898 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Tannaraidh Island 20 kmSW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 19 kmSW
  • Crois Eilean Island 22 kmSW
  • Glas Sgeir Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km915 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 54 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 35 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 34 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km1,911 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmS
  • Lingay Island 90 kmSW
  • Clett Island 85 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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