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Bratanais Mòr

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′46″ N 6°45′22″ W

Map showing the location of Bratanais Mòr Bratanais Mòr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Callanish
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport25 km
BEB Benbecula Airport87 km

About Bratanais Mòr

Bratanais Mòr is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Bratanais Beag and Aird Callanish.

Climate of Bratanais Mòr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (159 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 Bratanais Mòr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1511141247864718393129156159149

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bratanais Mòr

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 298 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 25 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 87 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 137 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 301 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 302 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 330 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bratanais Mòr

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,380 natural sites, 988 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km491 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 12 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 13 kmN
  • Bearasaigh Island 13 kmNW
  • Tannaraidh Island 22 kmE

25–60 km403 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 33 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 37 kmS
  • Rosaigh Island 38 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 46 kmS

60–100 km1,491 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmS
  • Lingay Island 64 kmSW
  • Clett Island 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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