- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport2 km
- BRR Barra Airport50 km
About Dùn Buidhe
Dùn Buidhe is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Iain and Eilean Fraoich.
Climate of Dùn Buidhe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (160 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° | 7° | 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) | 149 | 109 | 120 | 75 | 64 | 73 | 88 | 102 | 136 | 160 | 157 | 151 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Dùn Buidhe
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 2 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 260 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 2 kmnorthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 50 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 103 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dùn Buidhe
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,183 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km399 places
- Lingay Island 25 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 17 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 13 kmE
- Lingeigh Island 25 kmN
25–60 km535 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 58 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 43 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 56 kmS
- Clett Island 43 kmE
60–100 km1,243 places
- Hebrides Island 64 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 69 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 78 kmE
- Eigg Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles2.3 km S
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Dunganachy Village, Western Isles0.9 km N
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Sliabh na h-Airde Village, Western Isles1 km SW
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Uachdar Village, Western Isles1.4 km NE
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Balivanich Village, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Sunamul Island Village, Western Isles2.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Iain Island, Western Isles1.2 km S
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Eilean Fraoich Island, Western Isles1.3 km SW
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Loch Olavat Lake, Western Isles1.8 km NE
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Eilean an Dûin Island, Western Isles2 km E
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Stiaraval Mountain, Western Isles2.5 km SE
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Rubha Fliuch Island, Western Isles2.1 km NE
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Loch Fada Lake, Western Isles2.2 km SW
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Triallabreac Beg Island, Western Isles2.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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