- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport48 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport55 km
About Horgabost
Horgabost is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 39 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Cleit Niosaboist and Clach Mhic Leoid.
Climate of Horgabost
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (185 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 130 | 149 | 92 | 76 | 86 | 100 | 113 | 157 | 185 | 185 | 176 |
How to get to Horgabost
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 277 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 48 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 55 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 97 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 277 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horgabost
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,461 natural sites, 1,091 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km369 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 11 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 18 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 16 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 10 kmSE
25–60 km1,068 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 44 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 53 kmN
- Lingay Island 25 kmSW
60–100 km1,136 places
- Hebrides Island 99 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 75 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 76 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cleit Niosaboist Mountain, Western Isles0.7 km W
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Clach Mhic Leoid Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km NW
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Bulabhall Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km S
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Taransay Island, Western Isles5.6 km NW -
Carran Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km E
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Loch an Duin Lake, Western Isles3.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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