- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport36 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport67 km
About Ensay
Ensay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Easaigh and Saghaigh Beag.
Climate of Ensay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (170 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 117 | 132 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 162 |
How to get to Ensay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 36 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 273 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 36 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 67 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 360 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ensay
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,413 natural sites, 1,069 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km335 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 22 kmNE
- Lingay Island 14 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 24 kmNE
- Aird Mhor Island 13 kmE
25–60 km1,113 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 27 kmNE
- Clett Island 38 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 58 kmN
60–100 km1,058 places
- Hebrides Island 90 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 72 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 74 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glen Kyles Village, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Taobh Tuath Village, Western Isles3.5 km N
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Northton Village, Western Isles3.6 km N
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles4.5 km E
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Carminish Village, Western Isles4.6 km E
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Obbe Village, Western Isles4.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Easaigh Island, Western Isles0.8 km S
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Saghaigh Beag Island, Western Isles1.7 km E
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Coitem Island, Western Isles1.7 km E
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Saghaigh Mòr Island, Western Isles2 km E
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The Obbe Natural site, Western Isles2 km E
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Bideanan Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km NE
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Sleicham Island, Western Isles2.3 km SE
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Suam Island, Western Isles2.2 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Stromay Island, Western Isles3.5 km NE -
Ceileagraigh Island, Western Isles2.6 km S
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Fiar Eilean Island, Western Isles3.6 km E
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Eilean Fireann Island, Western Isles3.9 km E
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Loch Steisevat Lake, Western Isles4 km E
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Fraoch Eilean Island, Western Isles4 km E
Sources & licences
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