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Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°33′12″ N 7°08′11″ W

Map showing the location of Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
48 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lochmaddy
5.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport16 km
BRR Barra Airport62 km

About Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil

Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 48 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Loch Crogabhat and Eilean Mhic Shealtair.

Climate of Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil

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).

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Climate of Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15511312577677791105142167164159

How to get to Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 258 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 16 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 62 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 300 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 338 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rubha Mhic Gille-mhicheil

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,458 natural sites, 1,079 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km442 places

  • Lingay Island 16 kmNW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 5 kmS
  • Bhalaigh Island 23 kmNE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 20 kmN

25–60 km731 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 43 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 30 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 45 kmNE
  • Clett Island 30 kmE

60–100 km1,388 places

  • Hebrides Island 68 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 60 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 67 kmE
  • Eigg Island 93 kmSE

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