- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport56 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport62 km
About Gaisgeir
Gaisgeir is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Gasker and Kearstay.
Climate of Gaisgeir
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (161 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 114 | 126 | 76 | 65 | 72 | 85 | 97 | 136 | 160 | 161 | 152 |
How to get to Gaisgeir
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 299 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 56 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 62 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 107 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 299 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 324 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 386 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gaisgeir
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 934 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km136 places
- Soay Mór Island 20 kmE
- Shillay Island 21 kmS
- Scarp Island 11 kmNE
- Pabbay Island 24 kmS
25–60 km1,020 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 30 kmE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 48 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 49 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 39 kmE
60–100 km680 places
- Isle of Skye Island 98 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 99 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 66 kmSE
- Clett Island 64 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gasker Island, Western Isles0.2 km SE
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Kearstay Island, Western Isles9.7 km NE -
Beinn fo Thuath Mountain, Western Isles11 km E
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Cnoc Huisinis Mountain, Western Isles11 km E
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Taran Mor Mountain, Western Isles16 km E
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Oisteim Island, Western Isles10 km NE
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Sron Romul Island, Western Isles10 km NE
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Scarp Island, Western Isles11 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Taransay Island, Western Isles19 km SE -
Fladaigh Island, Western Isles12 km E
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Greineim Island Island, Western Isles16 km NE
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Grèine Sgeir Island, Western Isles14 km E
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Mealasta Island Island, Western Isles14 km NE
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Druim na Sgatha Island, Western Isles14 km NE
Sources & licences
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