- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport49 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport68 km
About Mealasta Island
Mealasta Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Druim na Sgatha and Greineim Island.
Photos of Mealasta Island
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Kearstay JJM · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mealasta Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 176 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 127 | 140 | 86 | 73 | 80 | 94 | 107 | 147 | 177 | 176 | 168 |
How to get to Mealasta Island
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 303 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 49 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 68 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 120 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 303 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 309 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 395 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mealasta Island
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 971 natural sites, 875 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km298 places
- Gousam Island 18 kmNE
- Tearbaso Island 20 kmNE
- Cròcach Island 21 kmNE
- Soay Mór Island 19 kmSE
25–60 km739 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 28 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 33 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 35 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 37 kmSE
60–100 km829 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 71 kmSE
- Clett Island 68 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 100 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 100 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Druim na Sgatha Island, Western Isles0.8 km S
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Greineim Island Island, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Grèineam Island, Western Isles2.6 km N
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Liongam Island, Western Isles3 km SE
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Griomaval Mountain, Western Isles3.6 km E
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Aonaig Mhor Tamna Siar Mountain, Western Isles3.7 km SE
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Mocleitean Mountain, Western Isles3.7 km E
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Aird Mhor Mill Tamna Mountain, Western Isles4.5 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Kearstay Island, Western Isles5.7 km S
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Oisteim Island, Western Isles5 km S
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Scarp Island, Western Isles5.6 km S
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Sron Romul Island, Western Isles6.2 km S
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Fladaigh Island, Western Isles7 km S
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Grèine Sgeir Island, Western Isles7.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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