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Isle of Benbecula

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°26′51″ N 7°20′34″ W

Map showing the location of Isle of Benbecula Isle of Benbecula
Location in United Kingdom
Population
1,219
1.2K
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport4 km
BRR Barra Airport48 km

About Isle of Benbecula

Isle of Benbecula is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Population: 1,219. Elevation: 17 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Dùn Anais and Eilean a' Gnip.

Climate of Isle of Benbecula

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 Isle of Benbecula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14910912075647388102136160157151

How to get to Isle of Benbecula

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 4 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 258 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 4 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 48 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Isle of Benbecula

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,183 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

  • Siolaigh Mor Island 15 kmSE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 14 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 11 kmS
  • Bhorogaigh Island 12 kmN

25–60 km538 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 60 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 43 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 54 kmS
  • Lingay Island 27 kmN

60–100 km1,251 places

  • Hebrides Island 62 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmE
  • Island of Raasay Island 77 kmE
  • Eigg Island 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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