- Elevation
- 90 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport29 km
- TRE Tiree Airport57 km
About Barra Head Island
Barra Head Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Sotan and Cheann Berneray.
Photos of Barra Head Island
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Barra Head Lighthouse Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Barra Head Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 111 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 72 | 88 | 104 | 130 | 159 | 151 | 148 |
How to get to Barra Head Island
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 29 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 57 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 79 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 290 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barra Head Island
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 481 natural sites, 604 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km74 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 22 kmN
- Vatersay Island Island 16 kmNE
- Sandray Island 14 kmNE
- Pabbay Island 8 kmNE
25–60 km162 places
- Hebrides Island 54 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 51 kmNE
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 29 kmNE
- Vorran Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km861 places
- Eigg Island 91 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 65 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 86 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles24 km NE
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Uidh Village, Western Isles18 km NE
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Leideag Village, Western Isles21 km NE
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Castlebay Village, Western Isles21 km NE
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Kentangaval Village, Western Isles21 km NE
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Ledaig Village, Western Isles21 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sotan Mountain, Western Isles0.6 km SW
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Cheann Berneray Natural site, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Sròn an Dùin Mountain, Western Isles1 km W
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Barra Head Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles1 km W
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Sron an Duin Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Gèarum Beag Island, Western Isles1.4 km NW
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Geirum More Island, Western Isles1.5 km NW
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Heacla Mountain, Western Isles2 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Mingulay Island, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Carnan Island, Western Isles2.7 km N
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Arnamuil [Arnamul] Island, Western Isles2.7 km NW
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Lianamul Island, Western Isles3.6 km N
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Lingeigh Island Island, Western Isles10 km N -
Solon Mor Island, Western Isles5 km N
Sources & licences
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