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Baile Glas

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°29′58″ N 7°15′49″ W

Map showing the location of Baile Glas Baile Glas
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport6 km
BRR Barra Airport54 km

About Baile Glas

Baile Glas is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Eilean an t-Seagail and Eilean Mhic Philip.

Climate of Baile Glas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (163 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Baile Glas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15110912076647589104138163159154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Baile Glas

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 6 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 259 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 6 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 54 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 259 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 334 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Baile Glas

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,282 natural sites, 1,022 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km430 places

  • Lingay Island 20 kmN
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 19 kmS
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 7 kmE
  • Taghaigh Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km604 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmNE
  • Clett Island 38 kmE

60–100 km1,293 places

  • Hebrides Island 65 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmE
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmE
  • Eigg Island 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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