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Niosa Mhor

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°12′41″ N 6°57′24″ W

Map showing the location of Niosa Mhor Niosa Mhor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
136 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uigen
1.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport37 km
BEB Benbecula Airport85 km

About Niosa Mhor

Niosa Mhor is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 136 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Ionasaoidhneas Mhor and Sgailler Mor.

Climate of Niosa Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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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Climate of Niosa Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Niosa Mhor

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 308 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 37 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 85 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 308 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 308 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 313 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 339 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Niosa Mhor

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 984 natural sites, 879 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km375 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 16 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 17 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 8 kmN
  • Craigeam Island 11 kmNE

25–60 km520 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 36 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 42 kmSE
  • Tannaraidh Island 33 kmE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 36 kmE

60–100 km985 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 81 kmS
  • Lingay Island 61 kmS
  • Clett Island 78 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    1.1 km SE
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    1.2 km NE
  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    1.5 km N
  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    2.1 km E
  • Uig Village, Western Isles
    2.9 km SW
  • Geisiadar Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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