- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport8 km
- BRR Barra Airport53 km
About Grimsay
Grimsay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mhic Iain'ic Nèill and Eilean Iocrach.
Photos of Grimsay
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Grimsay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 109 | 120 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 89 | 104 | 138 | 163 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Grimsay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 256 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 8 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 53 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 300 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 312 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grimsay
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,319 natural sites, 1,044 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km422 places
- Lingay Island 22 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 17 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 6 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km625 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 53 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 59 kmS
- Scalpay Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km1,339 places
- Hebrides Island 63 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 63 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmE
- Eigg Island 92 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bàgh Mòr Village, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Kallin Village, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Flodaigh Village, Western Isles2.2 km W
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Seana Bhaile Village, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles2.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Mhic Iain'ic Nèill Island, Western Isles0.3 km S
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Eilean Iocrach Island, Western Isles0.6 km S
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Eilean Mheall nam Muc Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Calabhagh Island, Western Isles0.9 km S
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Eilean Mhic Iain Duibh Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Garbh Eilean Beag Island, Western Isles1.5 km NE
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Eilean nan Strom Island, Western Isles1.6 km NE
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Eilean na Braiste Island, Western Isles1.7 km W
Sources & licences
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