- Elevation
- 25 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport21 km
- BRR Barra Airport72 km
About Orasaigh
Orasaigh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Oronsay and Greineam.
Photos of Orasaigh
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Spuir Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Orasaigh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Orasaigh
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 21 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 273 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 21 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 72 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 294 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 314 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 317 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Orasaigh
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,224 natural sites, 1,003 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km375 places
- Lingay Island 3 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 20 kmSE
- Bhalaigh Island 21 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 11 kmNE
25–60 km724 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 43 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 43 kmNE
- Clett Island 42 kmE
60–100 km1,150 places
- Hebrides Island 83 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 74 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 80 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ahmore Village, Western Isles2.4 km SE
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles2.9 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles7.4 km SW
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Sollas Village, Western Isles4.1 km SW
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles4.5 km E
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Middlequarter Neighbourhood, Western Isles4.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oronsay Island, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Greineam Island, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Carram Island, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Fuskafaol Island, Western Isles1.9 km W
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Dun Aonais Island, Western Isles2.6 km S
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Aird a' Mhorain Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km NW
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Lingeigh Island, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Lingay Island, Western Isles3 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Àird Reamhar Island, Western Isles3.4 km S
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Eilean Glas Island, Western Isles3.8 km S
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Eilean a' Mhòrain Island, Western Isles3.6 km N
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Spuir Island, Western Isles7.5 km N
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Boreray Island, Western Isles3.9 km N
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Torogay Island, Western Isles7.5 km E
Sources & licences
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