- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
- BRR Barra Airport57 km
About Monach Islands
Monach Islands is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bharr and Sibhinis.
Photos of Monach Islands
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Ceann Ear Marc Calhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Monach Islands
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 87 | 101 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 152 |
How to get to Monach Islands
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 278 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 57 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 109 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 324 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 337 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Monach Islands
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,023 natural sites, 921 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km161 places
- Bhorogaigh Island 16 kmE
- Vallay Island Island 21 kmNE
- Shillay Island 3 kmW
- North Uist Island 22 kmE
25–60 km537 places
- Lingay Island 29 kmNE
- Stulaigh Island 44 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 33 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 30 kmE
60–100 km1,265 places
- Hebrides Island 80 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 88 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 65 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 96 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tigharry Village, Western Isles11 km NE
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Balranald Village, Western Isles12 km NE
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Hougharry Village, Western Isles12 km NE
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Tigh A' Gearraidh Village, Western Isles13 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles20 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles20 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Bharr Island, Western Isles0.6 km W
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Sibhinis Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Ceann Ear Island, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Ceann Iar Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Leac a' Bharraich Island, Western Isles2.4 km E
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Eilean Siorruidh Island, Western Isles2.8 km W
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Shillay Island, Western Isles3 km W
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Siolaigh Island, Western Isles3 km W
Sources & licences
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