- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
- BRR Barra Airport67 km
About Oronsay
Oronsay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Fear Vallay and Eilean Phail.
Photos of Oronsay
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Oronsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (167 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 125 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 105 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 159 |
How to get to Oronsay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 263 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 67 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 263 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oronsay
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,429 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km429 places
- Lingay Island 11 kmNW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 11 kmS
- Bhalaigh Island 19 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN
25–60 km772 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
- Scalpay Island 41 kmNE
- Clett Island 32 kmE
60–100 km1,314 places
- Hebrides Island 74 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 70 kmE
- Eigg Island 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Strumore Village, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles1.6 km W
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles3.4 km N
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles3.5 km NW
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles6 km NE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles11 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Fear Vallay Island, Western Isles0.2 km NE
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Eilean Phail Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Shealtragam Island, Western Isles0.4 km E
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South Basin Natural site, Western Isles0.6 km SE
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Cnap Ruigh Dubh Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Eilean Leireabhagh Island, Western Isles1.1 km SW
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Eilean nan Radan Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Fathoire Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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