- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport24 km
- BRR Barra Airport74 km
About Loch Mhic Phail
Loch Mhic Phail is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Frobost Island and Eilean nam Brisgein.
Climate of Loch Mhic Phail
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (170 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 117 | 132 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 162 |
How to get to Loch Mhic Phail
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 267 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 24 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 74 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 308 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Mhic Phail
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,403 natural sites, 1,055 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km390 places
- Lingay Island 6 kmW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 18 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 22 kmNE
- Bhalaigh Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km897 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 33 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 36 kmNE
- Clett Island 34 kmSE
60–100 km1,193 places
- Hebrides Island 80 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 72 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Port nan Long Village, Western Isles3.5 km NW
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles3.7 km S
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles3.8 km SE
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles4.1 km W
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Borve Village, Western Isles5.2 km N
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Baile Village, Western Isles5.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Frobost Island Island, Western Isles0.4 km W
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Eilean nam Brisgein Island, Western Isles0.6 km SW
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Eilean na Cloich Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Teilem Island, Western Isles1.3 km SW
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Sromaigh Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Torogay Island, Western Isles2.1 km NW
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Votersay Island, Western Isles1.7 km E
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Maillstrom Island, Western Isles1.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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