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Isle of Barra

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°58′49″ N 7°27′26″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,078
1.1K
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport5 km
BEB Benbecula Airport56 km

About Isle of Barra

Isle of Barra is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Population: 1,078. Elevation: 166 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Grianan and Hartabhal.

Climate of Isle of Barra

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (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).

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Climate of Isle of Barra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15411212177657391107136162157152

How to get to Isle of Barra

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 5 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 5 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 56 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 65 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 326 kmeast

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

Day trips from Isle of Barra

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 795 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 4 kmW
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 6 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 8 kmSW
  • Stack Islands Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km261 places

  • Hebrides Island 39 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 27 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 41 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 41 kmN

60–100 km1,165 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 81 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 95 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 79 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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