Village

Habost

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°29′09″ N 6°15′22″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 43 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: SYY Stornoway Airport30 km; BEB Benbecula Airport130 km

About Habost

Habost is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include An Cnoc Ard and Butt of Lewis Lighthouse.

Photos of Habost

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Habost

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (157 mm)
Driest month: May (61 mm)

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9° 4°

12° 6°

14° 9°

16° 10°

15° 10°

14° 9°

11° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

150

Feb

112

Mar

122

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

124

Oct

150

Nov

157

Dec

145

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 Habost
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	9°	12°	14°	16°	15°	14°	11°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	150	112	122	76	61	69	79	88	124	150	157	145

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Habost

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 289 km to the southeast.

Airports

Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 30 kmsouth
Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 130 kmsouthwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 168 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 289 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 316 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Habost

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 1,432 natural sites, 657 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island 16 kmS
Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island 10 kmS
Eilean Aird Fhianuis Island 22 kmSW
Sgeir Leathann Island 22 kmS

25–60 km488 places

Dalmore Beach Beach 35 kmSW
Dailbeag Beach Beach 34 kmSW
Bearasaigh Island 45 kmSW
Tannaraidh Island 41 kmS

60–100 km1,589 places

Isle of Harris Natural site 73 kmSW
Scalpay Island 73 kmS
Eilean a' Char Island 70 kmSE
Eilean Dubh Island 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

An Cnoc Ard Mountain, Western Isles
1.9 km NE
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles
3.3 km N
Butt of Lewis Natural site, Western Isles
3.3 km N
Dell River River, Western Isles
3.2 km SW
Butt of Lewis DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Western Isles
3.3 km N
An Campar Mor Mountain, Western Isles
4.2 km SE