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Cnap Ruigh Dubh

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′34″ N 7°08′43″ W

Map showing the location of Cnap Ruigh Dubh Cnap Ruigh Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Strumore
2.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport19 km
BRR Barra Airport68 km

About Cnap Ruigh Dubh

Cnap Ruigh Dubh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Radan and Sgeir na Cuishag.

Climate of Cnap Ruigh Dubh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (167 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Cnap Ruigh Dubh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15511312577677791105142167164159

How to get to Cnap Ruigh Dubh

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 263 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 19 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 68 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 263 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cnap Ruigh Dubh

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,442 natural sites, 1,065 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km415 places

  • Lingay Island 10 kmNW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 11 kmS
  • Bhalaigh Island 18 kmNE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 14 kmN

25–60 km799 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 38 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 40 kmNE
  • Clett Island 32 kmE

60–100 km1,317 places

  • Hebrides Island 74 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 69 kmE
  • Eigg Island 99 kmSE

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