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Borve

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°42′40″ N 7°10′41″ W

Map showing the location of Borve Borve
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport28 km
SYY Stornoway Airport75 km

About Borve

Borve is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bhuirgh and Eilean Fuam.

Climate of Borve

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (164 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 Borve
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311312375647489101139164162156

How to get to Borve

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 272 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 28 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 75 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 272 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 312 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 312 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 355 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Borve

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,341 natural sites, 1,031 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Lingay Island 5 kmSW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 21 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 14 kmE

25–60 km961 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 31 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 35 kmNE
  • Clett Island 38 kmSE

60–100 km1,071 places

  • Hebrides Island 86 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 72 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 76 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 85 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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