- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport6 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport108 km
About Broad Bay
Broad Bay is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Point Peninsula and Sgeir Leathann.
Climate of Broad Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 109 | 118 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 86 | 120 | 146 | 152 | 141 |
How to get to Broad Bay
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 6 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 276 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 6 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 108 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 153 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 276 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 292 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 316 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Broad Bay
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,971 natural sites, 898 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km164 places
- Tannaraidh Island 17 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 16 kmSW
- Crois Eilean Island 19 kmSW
- Glas Sgeir Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km760 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 51 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 30 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 29 kmW
- Scalpay Island 50 kmSW
60–100 km1,965 places
- Island of Raasay Island 97 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 87 kmS
- Lingay Island 87 kmSW
- Clett Island 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aird Tong Village, Western Isles5.4 km W
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Shulishader Village, Western Isles3.4 km SE
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Breibhig Village, Western Isles3.5 km NW
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Stornoway City, Western Isles9.2 km SW -
Isle of Lewis Town, Western Isles8.8 km SW
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Garrabost Village, Western Isles4.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Point Peninsula Natural site, Western Isles4.3 km SE
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Sgeir Leathann Island, Western Isles4.2 km N
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Sidhean Mor Mountain, Western Isles5.4 km SE
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Beinn Phabail Mountain, Western Isles6.4 km S
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Ceann an t-Siumpain Mountain, Western Isles6.5 km E
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Teanga Tunga Island, Western Isles6.4 km SW
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River Coll River, Western Isles4.3 km NW
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Eilean na Grèine Island, Western Isles6.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cnoc Sanndabhaig Mountain, Western Isles7.6 km SW
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Muirneag Mountain, Western Isles12 km N -
Eilean Earasgro Mountain, Western Isles9.1 km N
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Tolsta Head Natural site, Western Isles10 km NE -
Ben Barvas Mountain, Western Isles15 km W -
Cnoc Bhuaile Bhig Mountain, Western Isles11 km SW
Sources & licences
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