Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Borve

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°58′00″ N 7°32′00″ W

Map showing the location of Borve Borve
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport8 km
BEB Benbecula Airport58 km

About Borve

Borve is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 69 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Tangabhal and Isle of Barra Beach.

Climate of Borve

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 152 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
Climate of Borve
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15010911773637188104131159152148

How to get to Borve

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 236 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 8 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 58 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 290 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 330 kmeast

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

Day trips from Borve

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 681 natural sites, 727 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km157 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 1 kmNE
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 11 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 6 kmS
  • Stack Islands Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km215 places

  • Hebrides Island 44 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 30 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 44 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 44 kmN

60–100 km1,051 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 86 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 84 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: