- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport42 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport60 km
About Loch Finsbay
Loch Finsbay is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Fhionnsabhaigh and Rudha Quidnish.
Photos of Loch Finsbay
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Roneval Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Finsbay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (175 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 135 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 95 | 107 | 149 | 174 | 175 | 167 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Finsbay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 42 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 60 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 89 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 296 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Finsbay
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,660 natural sites, 1,130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km342 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 16 kmN
- Scalpay Island 18 kmNE
- Lingay Island 23 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 15 kmNE
25–60 km1,188 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 34 kmSE
- Clett Island 31 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 57 kmN
- Tannaraidh Island 49 kmNE
60–100 km1,284 places
- Hebrides Island 89 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Fhionnsabhaigh Island, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Rudha Quidnish Natural site, Western Isles1 km E
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Eilean Chuidhtinis Island, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Fraoch Eilean Island, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Loch Flodabay Natural site, Western Isles2.1 km NE
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Roneval Mountain, Western Isles4 km W
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Eilean Chollam Island, Western Isles2.3 km SW
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Eilean Lingreabhaigh Island, Western Isles2.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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