- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
- BRR Barra Airport70 km
About Dùn a Ghallain
Dùn a Ghallain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Scolpaig and Morornish.
Climate of Dùn a Ghallain
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (166 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Dùn a Ghallain
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 279 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 70 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 91 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 279 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 327 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dùn a Ghallain
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,082 natural sites, 957 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km303 places
- Lingay Island 13 kmE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 25 kmSE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 19 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 22 kmE
25–60 km624 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 47 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 52 kmE
- Scalpay Island 52 kmNE
- Clett Island 51 kmE
60–100 km1,132 places
- Hebrides Island 86 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 82 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 89 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Scolpaig Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km W
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Morornish Island, Western Isles1.4 km E
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Beinn Riabhach Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km S
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Corr-eilean Island, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Saltam Island, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Carra-crom Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Vallay Island Island, Western Isles2.8 km E
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Eilean Dubh Mòr Island, Western Isles3 km E
Sources & licences
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