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Rubha Dubh

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°29′28″ N 7°15′22″ W

Map showing the location of Rubha Dubh Rubha Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
8 m
above sea level
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 Airport53 km

About Rubha Dubh

Rubha Dubh is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Beag na Dairbe and Eilean na Braiste.

Climate of Rubha Dubh

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 Rubha Dubh
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 Rubha Dubh

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 6 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 258 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 6 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 53 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 313 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 333 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rubha Dubh

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,287 natural sites, 1,026 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km428 places

  • Lingay Island 21 kmN
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 18 kmS
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 7 kmE
  • Taghaigh Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km601 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 53 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,307 places

  • Hebrides Island 64 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmE
  • Island of Raasay Island 72 kmE
  • Eigg Island 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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