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Grithean

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′17″ N 7°29′31″ W

Map showing the location of Grithean Grithean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport4 km
BEB Benbecula Airport54 km

About Grithean

Grithean is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 12 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Fhithich and Beinn Chliad.

Climate of Grithean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (158 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Grithean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°8°10°13°14°16°16°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14910811774637189103133158154149

How to get to Grithean

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 236 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 4 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 54 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 285 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 327 kmeast

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

Day trips from Grithean

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 755 natural sites, 745 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 4 kmSW
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 8 kmE
  • Vatersay Island Island 10 kmS
  • Stuley Island Island 25 kmNE

25–60 km296 places

  • Hebrides Island 42 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 25 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 39 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,053 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 82 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 81 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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