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Grèineam

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°06′22″ N 7°07′41″ W

Map showing the location of Grèineam Grèineam
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mealasta
1.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport48 km
BEB Benbecula Airport71 km

About Grèineam

Grèineam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Greineim Island and Mealasta Island.

Climate of Grèineam

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (177 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Grèineam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)16712714086738094107147177176168

How to get to Grèineam

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 304 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 48 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 71 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 398 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Grèineam

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 946 natural sites, 867 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km320 places

  • Bearasaigh Island 23 kmNE
  • Cèabhaigh Island 24 kmNE
  • Cealasaigh Island 24 kmNE
  • Uamish Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km699 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 30 kmSE
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 31 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 33 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 38 kmSE

60–100 km814 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmSE
  • Clett Island 71 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 100 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 87 kmS

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