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Natural site

Camas Uig

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′00″ N 7°04′00″ W

Map showing the location of Camas Uig Camas Uig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carnais
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport43 km
BEB Benbecula Airport80 km

About Camas Uig

Camas Uig is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Tom and Fraoch Eilean.

Climate of Camas Uig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 163 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (163 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Camas Uig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°15°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531171257865738597133161163154

How to get to Camas Uig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 309 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 43 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 80 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 131 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 309 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Camas Uig

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 896 natural sites, 858 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 24 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 14 kmNE
  • Craigeam Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km604 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 35 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 43 kmSE
  • Lingay Island 57 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 39 kmE

60–100 km833 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
  • Clett Island 77 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 97 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carnais Village, Western Isles
    1.8 km SE
  • Cradhlastadh Village, Western Isles
    2 km NE
  • Mangersta Village, Western Isles
    2.1 km SW
  • Timsgarry Village, Western Isles
    3 km NE
  • Uig Village, Western Isles
    4.3 km NE
  • Islibhig Village, Western Isles
    5.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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