- Elevation
- 96 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport52 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport63 km
About Kearstay
Kearstay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Oisteim and Scarp.
Climate of Kearstay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 176 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 127 | 140 | 86 | 73 | 80 | 94 | 107 | 147 | 177 | 176 | 168 |
How to get to Kearstay
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 299 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 52 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 63 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 114 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 299 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kearstay
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,015 natural sites, 899 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km264 places
- Gousam Island 23 kmNE
- Soay Mór Island 16 kmSE
- Scarp Island 1 kmE
- Eilean Molach Island 17 kmN
25–60 km839 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 25 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 38 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 40 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 34 kmSE
60–100 km831 places
- Isle of Skye Island 98 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 97 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 67 kmSE
- Clett Island 64 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oisteim Island, Western Isles0.7 km N
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Scarp Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Sron Romul Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Beinn fo Thuath Mountain, Western Isles3.1 km SE
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Fladaigh Island, Western Isles3.6 km E
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Loch Resort Natural site, Western Isles3.5 km NE
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Meilein Mountain, Western Isles4.7 km SE
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Cnoc Huisinis Mountain, Western Isles5.1 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources