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Isle of Barra Beach

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°58′26″ N 7°31′16″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tangasdal
0.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport7 km
BEB Benbecula Airport57 km

About Isle of Barra Beach

Isle of Barra Beach is a beach. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Beinn na Moine and Beinn Tangabhal.

Climate of Isle of Barra Beach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (159 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 Isle of Barra Beach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15010911773637188104131159152148

How to get to Isle of Barra Beach

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 7 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 236 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 7 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 57 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 236 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 290 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 330 kmeast

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

Day trips from Isle of Barra Beach

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 699 natural sites, 737 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 10 kmE
  • Vatersay Island Island 6 kmS
  • Stack Islands Island 17 kmNE
  • Sandray Island 9 kmS

25–60 km224 places

  • Hebrides Island 43 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 29 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 43 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 43 kmN

60–100 km1,067 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 85 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 83 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmNE

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