- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport7 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport51 km
About Gighay
Gighay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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Photos of Gighay
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Clive Giddis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gighay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 110 | 121 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 138 | 163 | 158 | 154 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Gighay
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 7 kmwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 51 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 284 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 317 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gighay
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,012 natural sites, 904 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 13 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 20 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 3 kmSW
- Vatersay Island Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km367 places
- Hebrides Island 32 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 55 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 37 kmN
60–100 km1,399 places
- Isle of Skye Island 72 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 86 kmNE
- Eigg Island 72 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles9 km SW
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Bogach Village, Western Isles5.9 km SW
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Acairseid Village, Western Isles5.9 km N
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles6.1 km W
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Pàirceanan Village, Western Isles6.1 km N
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Coilleag Village, Western Isles6.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay) Island, Western Isles0.3 km W
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Eilean a' Ceud Island, Western Isles0.6 km SW
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Eilean na Cartach Island, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Eilean a' Ghamhna Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Beinn a' Charnain Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km W
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Meall Mor Island, Western Isles1.3 km S
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Flodday Island, Western Isles2.9 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fuday Island, Western Isles4.7 km NW -
Orosay Island, Western Isles5.5 km W
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Snagaras Island, Western Isles2.4 km SW
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Garbh-Lingeigh Island, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Eilean Sheumais Island, Western Isles3.2 km SW
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Eilean Leathan Island, Western Isles3.2 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources