- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport8 km
- BRR Barra Airport59 km
About Glas-eilean Beag
Glas-eilean Beag is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Glais-eilean and Bhorogaigh.
Climate of Glas-eilean Beag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (166 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Glas-eilean Beag
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 8 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 59 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 293 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 321 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 341 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glas-eilean Beag
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,150 natural sites, 971 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km409 places
- Lingay Island 17 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 14 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 24 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km538 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 44 kmE
- Scalpay Island 55 kmNE
- Clett Island 44 kmE
60–100 km1,196 places
- Hebrides Island 73 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 81 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Claddach Kirkibost Village, Western Isles1.6 km N
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Samhla Village, Western Isles2.2 km SE
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Teanamachar Village, Western Isles2.2 km SW
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Clachan na Luib Village, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles6.4 km N
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Claddach Kyles Village, Western Isles3.5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glais-eilean Island, Western Isles0.4 km SW
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Bhorogaigh Island, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Eilean nan Clachan Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Baile Sear Island, Western Isles1.8 km SE
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Eilean Chirceboist Island, Western Isles1.9 km W
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Eilean Achotain Island, Western Isles2.1 km NE
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Eilean nan Stearnain Island, Western Isles2.3 km W
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Eilean Thormaid Island, Western Isles2.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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