- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport19 km
- BRR Barra Airport57 km
About Ceann Iar
Ceann Iar is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bharr and Monach Islands.
Climate of Ceann Iar
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 87 | 101 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 152 |
How to get to Ceann Iar
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 279 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 19 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 57 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 279 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 308 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 324 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 338 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ceann Iar
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,003 natural sites, 911 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km142 places
- Bhorogaigh Island 17 kmE
- Vallay Island Island 21 kmNE
- Shillay Island 2 kmW
- North Uist Island 23 kmE
25–60 km542 places
- Lingay Island 30 kmNE
- Stulaigh Island 45 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 33 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 31 kmE
60–100 km1,249 places
- Hebrides Island 80 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 88 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 66 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 97 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tigharry Village, Western Isles12 km NE
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Balranald Village, Western Isles13 km NE
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Hougharry Village, Western Isles13 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles21 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles21 km NE
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Tigh A' Gearraidh Village, Western Isles14 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Bharr Island, Western Isles0.4 km NE
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Monach Islands Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Ceann Ear Island, Western Isles2.8 km E -
Sibhinis Island, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Eilean Siorruidh Island, Western Isles1.8 km W
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Shillay Island, Western Isles2 km W
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Siolaigh Island, Western Isles2.1 km W
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Leac a' Bharraich Island, Western Isles3.4 km E
Sources & licences
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