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Oronsay

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°40′00″ N 7°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Oronsay Oronsay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Ahmore
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport21 km
BRR Barra Airport72 km

About Oronsay

Oronsay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Orasaigh and Greineam.

Climate of Oronsay

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 (164 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Oronsay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311312375647489101139164162156

How to get to Oronsay

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 293 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.

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