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Heisteamuil

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°24′46″ N 7°20′39″ W

Map showing the location of Heisteamuil Heisteamuil
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Creagorry
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport8 km
BRR Barra Airport44 km

About Heisteamuil

Heisteamuil is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Nighean nan Oran and Eilean Bun na Sige.

Climate of Heisteamuil

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 Heisteamuil
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 Heisteamuil

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 256 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 8 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 44 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 326 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Heisteamuil

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,175 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Siolaigh Mor Island 11 kmSE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 16 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 7 kmS
  • Bhorogaigh Island 16 kmN

25–60 km535 places

  • Hebrides Island 59 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 44 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 50 kmS
  • Lingay Island 31 kmN

60–100 km1,266 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 67 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 63 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 77 kmE
  • Eigg Island 91 kmSE

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