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Mountain

Lionais

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°12′27″ N 6°54′48″ W

Map showing the location of Lionais Lionais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Reef
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport34 km
BEB Benbecula Airport85 km

About Lionais

Lionais is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 67 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Teinis and Beinn na Bheirigh.

Climate of Lionais

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (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 Lionais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Lionais

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 34 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 306 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 34 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 85 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 307 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lionais

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,058 natural sites, 898 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km405 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 14 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 16 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 8 kmN
  • Craigeam Island 10 kmNE

25–60 km491 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 35 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 41 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 31 kmE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,077 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
  • Lingay Island 62 kmS
  • Clett Island 77 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    0.7 km SW
  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    2.1 km W
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    2.6 km NW
  • Geisiadar Village, Western Isles
    2.7 km S
  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    2.9 km NW
  • Tobson Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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