- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport36 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport74 km
About Galta Beag
Galta Beag is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Glaic na Crotha and Galta Mor.
Photos of Galta Beag
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Eilean an Tighe Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Galta Beag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 176 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (176 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 165 | 120 | 136 | 82 | 70 | 78 | 91 | 102 | 145 | 171 | 176 | 169 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Galta Beag
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 261 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 36 kmnorth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 116 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 261 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 270 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 291 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Galta Beag
Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 2,485 natural sites, 1,241 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km252 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 25 kmW
- Scalpay Island 17 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 25 kmN
- Rosaigh Island 20 kmW
25–60 km1,326 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 47 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 50 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 51 kmNW
- Lingay Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km2,175 places
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 60 kmS
- Scalpay Island 73 kmS
- Eilean Dubh Island 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles19 km W
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Lemreway Village, Western Isles14 km N
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Eishken Village, Western Isles16 km NW
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Gravir Village, Western Isles17 km N
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Kennavay Village, Western Isles17 km W
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Rhenigidale Village, Western Isles18 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glaic na Crotha Mountain, Western Isles1 km NE
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Galta Mor Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Garbh Eilean Island, Western Isles1.3 km E
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Mullach Buidhe Island, Western Isles1.4 km E
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Eilean an Tighe Island, Western Isles2.7 km SE
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Shiant Islands Island, Western Isles2.7 km SE
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Eilean Mhuire Island, Western Isles3 km E
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Cnoc an Luig Mhoir Mountain, Western Isles8.9 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eilean Iuvard Island, Western Isles12 km N -
Cnoc an Tuill Dhuibh Island, Western Isles12 km N
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Sgeir Fhraoich Island, Western Isles13 km N
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Sgeir Ghlas Island, Western Isles13 km N
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Eilean Thinngartsaigh Island, Western Isles13 km W
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Eilean Glas na h-Acarsaid Fhalaich Island, Western Isles13 km W
Sources & licences
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