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Gualan

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°24′17″ N 7°22′18″ W

Map showing the location of Gualan Gualan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Iochdar
1.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport9 km
BRR Barra Airport43 km

About Gualan

Gualan is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Cuithe nam Fiadh and Dùn na Buail uachdraich.

Climate of Gualan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (160 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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Climate of Gualan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14910912075647388102136160157151

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gualan

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 257 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 9 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 43 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 257 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 325 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gualan

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,154 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km343 places

  • Stulaigh Island 25 kmS
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 11 kmSE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 18 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 6 kmS

25–60 km532 places

  • Hebrides Island 59 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 45 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Lingay Island 32 kmN

60–100 km1,248 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 69 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 65 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 79 kmE
  • Eigg Island 92 kmSE

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