Skip to content
Geonivora
Island

Hairsgeir

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°15′41″ N 6°55′47″ W

Map showing the location of Hairsgeir Hairsgeir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bostadh
3.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport36 km
BEB Benbecula Airport91 km

About Hairsgeir

Hairsgeir is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Floday and Stac an Tuill.

Climate of Hairsgeir

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Hairsgeir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Hairsgeir

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 311 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 36 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 91 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 141 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 311 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 312 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hairsgeir

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 925 natural sites, 837 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 13 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 2 kmNE
  • Craigeam Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km538 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 41 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 47 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 34 kmSE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km913 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmS
  • Lingay Island 67 kmS
  • Clett Island 83 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 91 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bostadh Village, Western Isles
    3.5 km E
  • Tobson Village, Western Isles
    3.9 km SE
  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    4.3 km S
  • Croir Village, Western Isles
    4.4 km E
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km S
  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    6.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: