- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport37 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport65 km
About Mas a' Ghearraidh
Mas a' Ghearraidh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nam Bridianach and Eilean nam Stiubhartach.
Photos of Mas a' Ghearraidh
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Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mas a' Ghearraidh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 117 | 132 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 162 |
How to get to Mas a' Ghearraidh
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 269 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 37 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 65 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 269 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 307 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mas a' Ghearraidh
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,550 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km338 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 20 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 24 kmNE
- Lingay Island 16 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km1,146 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmSE
- Clett Island 34 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 58 kmN
- Tannaraidh Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km1,194 places
- Hebrides Island 88 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 70 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carminish Village, Western Isles0.2 km NE
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Obbe Village, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Borrisdale Village, Western Isles1.9 km SE
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Rodel Village, Western Isles2.8 km E
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Glen Kyles Village, Western Isles3.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nam Bridianach Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Eilean nam Stiubhartach Island, Western Isles0.4 km NW
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Taitealach Island, Western Isles0.5 km NW
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Fraoch Eilean Island, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Eilean Fireann Island, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Outer Hebrides Island, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Fiar Eilean Island, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Sranndabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Stromay Island, Western Isles3.5 km NW
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Loch Steisevat Lake, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Sùnam Island, Western Isles1.4 km NW
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Suam an t-Sruth Island, Western Isles1.5 km NW
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Sleicham Island, Western Isles2.6 km W
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Saghaigh Mòr Island, Western Isles2.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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