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Rossinish

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°28′00″ N 7°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Rossinish Rossinish
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport6 km
BRR Barra Airport51 km

About Rossinish

Rossinish is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Nèill and Flodaigh.

Climate of Rossinish

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (163 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 Rossinish
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15110912076647589104138163159154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Rossinish

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 6 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 257 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 6 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 51 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 257 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 330 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rossinish

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,272 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km418 places

  • Lingay Island 24 kmN
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 16 kmS
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 8 kmNE
  • Taghaigh Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km576 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 56 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 57 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,325 places

  • Hebrides Island 62 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmE
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmE
  • Eigg Island 92 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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