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Groay Group

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°42′00″ N 7°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Groay Group Groay Group
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Borrisdale
5.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport32 km
SYY Stornoway Airport70 km

About Groay Group

Groay Group is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Lingay and Liungaigh.

Climate of Groay Group

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (170 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Groay Group
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15911713280677892105145170170162

How to get to Groay Group

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 265 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 32 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 70 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 265 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 281 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 302 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Groay Group

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,568 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Lingay Island 14 kmW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 14 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,124 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 26 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 28 kmNE
  • Clett Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km1,238 places

  • Hebrides Island 82 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Lingay Island, Western Isles
    <0.1 km N
  • Liungaigh Island, Western Isles
    0.2 km NE
  • Crago Island, Western Isles
    0.4 km SE
  • Sgarabhaigh Island, Western Isles
    0.9 km S
  • Grodhaigh Island, Western Isles
    1.1 km W
  • Groay Island, Western Isles
    1 km W
  • Gilsay Island, Western Isles
    1 km E
  • Dùn-aarin Island, Western Isles
    1 km E

Sources & licences

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