- Elevation
- 55 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport50 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport53 km
About Aird Bheag
Aird Bheag is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 55 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Eilean an Duine and Aird Bhi.
Photos of Aird Bheag
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse simon stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Aird Bheag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (169 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 127 | 79 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 102 | 143 | 167 | 169 | 160 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Aird Bheag
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 267 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 50 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 53 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 98 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 290 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aird Bheag
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 1,828 natural sites, 1,145 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 8 kmN
- Scalpay Island 7 kmNE
- Rosaigh Island 5 kmNE
- Aird Mhor Island 7 kmSW
25–60 km1,208 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 53 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Lingay Island 33 kmSW
60–100 km1,478 places
- Hebrides Island 96 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 66 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 65 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Plocrapool Village, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Ceann-na-Cleithe Village, Western Isles2.1 km N
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Collam Village, Western Isles2.3 km W
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Greosabhagh Village, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles6.1 km NE
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Sgalpaigh Village, Western Isles5.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean an Duine Island, Western Isles0.4 km NW
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Aird Bhi Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km NW
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Cleit a' Bhraigh Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km NE
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Aird Harmasaig Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km NW
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Càiream Island, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Aird Chollaim Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km W
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Cnoc nan Adag Mountain, Western Isles2.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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