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Natural site

Rudha Quidnish

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°46′00″ N 6°53′00″ W

Rudha Quidnish
Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Cuidhtinis
1.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport43 km
SYY Stornoway Airport60 km

About Rudha Quidnish

Rudha Quidnish is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Chuidhtinis and Eilean Fhionnsabhaigh.

Climate of Rudha Quidnish

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (69 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
Climate of Rudha Quidnish
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16312013583698095107149174175167

How to get to Rudha Quidnish

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 43 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 60 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 295 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 358 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Rudha Quidnish

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,668 natural sites, 1,129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 16 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 24 kmSW
  • Rosaigh Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,209 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmSE
  • Clett Island 30 kmSE
  • Bearasaigh Island 57 kmN
  • Tannaraidh Island 49 kmNE

60–100 km1,278 places

  • Hebrides Island 89 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 65 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cuidhtinis Village, Western Isles
    1.8 km NW
  • Ardvey Village, Western Isles
    2.1 km NW
  • Finsbay Village, Western Isles
    2.6 km W
  • Manish Village, Western Isles
    3.7 km N
  • Ardslave Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km N
  • Beacravik Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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