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Am Plastair

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°50′01″ N 8°38′41″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport86 km
BRR Barra Airport116 km

About Am Plastair

Am Plastair is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Glas and Soay.

Climate of Am Plastair

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
September (day 13°)
Coldest month
March (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (182 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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 Am Plastair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°8°7°8°9°11°13°13°13°12°10°9°
Average low (°C)5°4°4°5°6°8°9°10°10°9°6°6°
Precipitation (mm)16813014090788296114147182171166

How to get to Am Plastair

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 86 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 346 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 86 kmsoutheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 116 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 143 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 346 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 375 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 392 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 398 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 400 kmeast

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

Day trips from Am Plastair

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 160 natural sites, 448 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Cnoc Glas Mountain 1 kmSE
  • Mullach Sgar Mountain 4 kmSE
  • Mina Stac Mountain 5 kmE
  • Oseval Mountain Mountain 6 kmSE

25–60 km3 places

  • Heisgeir Eagach Island 58 kmE
  • Haskeir Island NE Top Mountain 59 kmE
  • Haskeir Island 59 kmE

60–100 km571 places

  • Ceann Ear Island 71 kmSE
  • Bhorogaigh Island 82 kmE
  • Shillay Island 66 kmSE
  • Kirkibost Island Island 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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