- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport34 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport132 km
About Butt of Lewis
Butt of Lewis is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Butt of Lewis Lighthouse and Butt of Lewis DGPS-Transmitter.
Photos of Butt of Lewis
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Butt of Lewis
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 105 | 115 | 68 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 117 | 142 | 149 | 137 |
How to get to Butt of Lewis
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 291 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 34 kmsouth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 132 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 170 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 291 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 319 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Butt of Lewis
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 1,379 natural sites, 623 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km24 places
- Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island 19 kmS
- Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island 14 kmS
- Eilean Aird Fhianuis Island 24 kmSW
- Loch More Barvas Lake 24 kmSW
25–60 km462 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 37 kmSW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 36 kmSW
- Bearasaigh Island 46 kmSW
- Tannaraidh Island 45 kmS
60–100 km1,532 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 76 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 76 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 73 kmSE
- Eilean Dubh Island 69 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eoropie Village, Western Isles1.8 km S
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Coig Peighinnean Village, Western Isles2 km SE
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Knockaird Village, Western Isles2.3 km SE
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Lionel Village, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Port of Ness Village, Western Isles3.2 km SE
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Habost Village, Western Isles3.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles<0.1 km S
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Butt of Lewis DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Western Isles0.1 km S
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An Cnoc Ard Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km SE
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Àird Dell Natural site, Western Isles6.9 km SW
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An Campar Mor Mountain, Western Isles7.3 km S
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Dell River River, Western Isles5.3 km SW
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Stac a' Filiscleitir Mountain, Western Isles10 km SE
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Beinn Dail Mountain, Western Isles10 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bun Bacabhat Mountain, Western Isles11 km SE
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Cellar Head Natural site, Western Isles11 km SE
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Cirein Seileageo Mountain, Western Isles12 km SE
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Muirneag Mountain, Western Isles18 km S -
Eilean Glas Cuilatotar Mountain, Western Isles13 km S
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Beinn Mheadhanach Mountain, Western Isles17 km S
Sources & licences
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