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Lighe Mhor

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°09′48″ N 7°00′04″ W

Map showing the location of Lighe Mhor Lighe Mhor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carnais
2.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport40 km
BEB Benbecula Airport79 km

About Lighe Mhor

Lighe Mhor is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 82 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Beannan a' Tuath and Euscleit Mor.

Climate of Lighe Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · 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).

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Climate of Lighe Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16712714086738094107147177176168

How to get to Lighe Mhor

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 305 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 40 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 79 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 130 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lighe Mhor

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 996 natural sites, 887 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 21 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 14 kmN
  • Craigeam Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km556 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 32 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmSE
  • Lingay Island 55 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 35 kmE

60–100 km946 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 77 kmS
  • Clett Island 74 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 93 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carnais Village, Western Isles
    2.8 km W
  • Timsgarry Village, Western Isles
    3.8 km N
  • Cradhlastadh Village, Western Isles
    4 km NW
  • Uig Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km N
  • Mangersta Village, Western Isles
    4.9 km W
  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    5.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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