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Natural site

Point Peninsula

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′08″ N 6°12′21″ W

Map showing the location of Point Peninsula Point Peninsula
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Garrabost
0.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport7 km
BEB Benbecula Airport107 km

About Point Peninsula

Point Peninsula is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Sidhean Mor and Eilean a' Chàise.

Climate of Point Peninsula

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).

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Climate of Point Peninsula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1461091187460677786120146152141

How to get to Point Peninsula

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 273 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 7 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 107 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 149 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 273 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 288 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsoutheast

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

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