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Fuidheigh [Fuiay]

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°59′46″ N 7°22′11″ W

Map showing the location of Fuidheigh [Fuiay] Fuidheigh [Fuiay]
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
5.6 km W
Airports
BRR Barra Airport5 km
BEB Benbecula Airport54 km

About Fuidheigh [Fuiay]

Fuidheigh [Fuiay] is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Fuidheigh and Eilean Sheumais.

Climate of Fuidheigh [Fuiay]

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (162 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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Climate of Fuidheigh [Fuiay]
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°15°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15411212177657391107136162157152

How to get to Fuidheigh [Fuiay]

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 5 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 230 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 5 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 54 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 320 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fuidheigh [Fuiay]

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 947 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km164 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 10 kmW
  • Stulaigh Island 23 kmN
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 1 kmN
  • Vatersay Island Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km319 places

  • Hebrides Island 34 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 38 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 58 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 39 kmN

60–100 km1,348 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 76 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 90 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 74 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmNE

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