- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport15 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport117 km
About North Tolsta
North Tolsta is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 87 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Earasgro and Tolsta Head.
Photos of North Tolsta
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Muirneag JJM · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Tolsta Head Donald Lawson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of North Tolsta
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 109 | 118 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 86 | 120 | 146 | 152 | 141 |
How to get to North Tolsta
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 279 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 15 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 156 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 279 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 299 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from North Tolsta
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,802 natural sites, 831 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km73 places
- Isle of Lewis Island 21 kmW
- Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island 3 kmNE
- Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island 8 kmN
- Eilean nan Uan Island 17 kmS
25–60 km717 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 59 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 32 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 31 kmW
- Scalpay Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km1,860 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 96 kmS
- Lingay Island 95 kmSW
- Clett Island 93 kmS
- Eilean Dubh Island 62 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Earasgro Mountain, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Tolsta Head Natural site, Western Isles2.9 km E
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Eilean Caol Heisgeir Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Muirneag Mountain, Western Isles6 km NW
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Tiumpan Head Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles9.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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