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Hougharry

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′32″ N 7°31′01″ W

Map showing the location of Hougharry Hougharry
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport17 km
BRR Barra Airport65 km

About Hougharry

Hougharry is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 6 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Dùn Scarie and Eilean Trostain.

Climate of Hougharry

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (163 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Hougharry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°9°12°14°15°15°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15111212175637287101134163157152

How to get to Hougharry

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 278 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 17 kmsoutheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 65 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 330 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 350 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hougharry

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,074 natural sites, 945 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Lingay Island 18 kmNE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 25 kmSE
  • Lingeigh Island 18 kmNE
  • Bhorogaigh Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km580 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 53 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 54 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 58 kmNE
  • Clett Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,165 places

  • Hebrides Island 83 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 83 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 91 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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