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Iochdar

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°23′38″ N 7°22′16″ W

Map showing the location of Iochdar Iochdar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport10 km
BRR Barra Airport42 km

About Iochdar

Iochdar is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Dùn na Buail uachdraich and Chiasmul.

Climate of Iochdar

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 Iochdar
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 Iochdar

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 10 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 256 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 10 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 42 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 324 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Iochdar

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,142 natural sites, 936 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Stulaigh Island 24 kmS
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 11 kmSE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 18 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 5 kmS

25–60 km535 places

  • Hebrides Island 58 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 46 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 48 kmS
  • Lingay Island 33 kmN

60–100 km1,226 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 66 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 78 kmE
  • Eigg Island 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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