- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport5 km
- BRR Barra Airport54 km
About Caigionn
Caigionn is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Iochdrach and Eilean na Mnà Mairbhe.
Photos of Caigionn
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Caigionn
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 109 | 120 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 89 | 104 | 138 | 163 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Caigionn
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 5 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 260 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 5 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 54 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 334 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Caigionn
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,252 natural sites, 1,011 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km431 places
- Lingay Island 21 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 19 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 9 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km571 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 53 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmE
- Scalpay Island 55 kmNE
- Clett Island 39 kmE
60–100 km1,284 places
- Hebrides Island 66 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 75 kmE
- Eigg Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles1.7 km SE
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Baile Glas Village, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Carinish Village, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles2.4 km NE
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.4 km SE
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Gramisdale Village, Western Isles2.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Iochdrach Island, Western Isles0.3 km W
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Eilean na Mnà Mairbhe Island, Western Isles0.4 km E
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Eilean a' Choilich Island, Western Isles0.4 km SE
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Eilean na h-Airigh Island, Western Isles0.9 km SE
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Eilean Sligeach Island, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Eilean nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Eilean Iocrach nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1.1 km S
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Eilean nan Long Island, Western Isles1.1 km E
Sources & licences
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