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Gloraig Iosal

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°51′10″ N 6°44′26″ W

Map showing the location of Gloraig Iosal Gloraig Iosal
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Isle of Scalpay
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport47 km
BEB Benbecula Airport56 km

About Gloraig Iosal

Gloraig Iosal is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Gloraig a' Chaimbeulaich and Gloraig Dhubh.

Climate of Gloraig Iosal

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (182 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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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Climate of Gloraig Iosal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)17112614489748397110154181182173

How to get to Gloraig Iosal

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 47 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 56 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 102 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 289 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 366 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gloraig Iosal

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,843 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 6 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 5 kmE
  • Rosaigh Island 2 kmE
  • Aird Mhor Island 10 kmSW

25–60 km1,118 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 50 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Lingay Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km1,535 places

  • Hebrides Island 99 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 78 kmSE

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