- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport33 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport70 km
About Gilsay
Gilsay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Dùn-aarin and Crago.
Climate of Gilsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (175 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 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° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 135 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 95 | 107 | 149 | 174 | 175 | 167 |
How to get to Gilsay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 264 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 33 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 70 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 301 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gilsay
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,592 natural sites, 1,121 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km336 places
- Lingay Island 15 kmW
- Rosaigh Island 25 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 13 kmNE
25–60 km1,134 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 25 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 31 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 27 kmNE
- Clett Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km1,266 places
- Hebrides Island 82 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 63 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 87 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Borrisdale Village, Western Isles5 km N
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Rodel Village, Western Isles5.4 km N
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Carminish Village, Western Isles6.2 km N
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Obbe Village, Western Isles7.4 km N
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles7.9 km N
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles8.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dùn-aarin Island, Western Isles<0.1 km N
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Crago Island, Western Isles0.7 km SW
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Liungaigh Island, Western Isles0.9 km W
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Lingay Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Groay Group Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Sgarabhaigh Island, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Dùn Àrn Island, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Grodhaigh Island, Western Isles2.1 km W
Sources & licences
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