- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
- BRR Barra Airport66 km
About Ruigh Liath
Ruigh Liath is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Fathoire and South Basin.
Photos of Ruigh Liath
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ruigh Liath
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 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) | 155 | 113 | 125 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 105 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 159 |
How to get to Ruigh Liath
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 261 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 66 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 261 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 342 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruigh Liath
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,446 natural sites, 1,069 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km431 places
- Lingay Island 12 kmNW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 10 kmS
- Bhalaigh Island 19 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN
25–60 km779 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmE
- Scalpay Island 41 kmNE
- Clett Island 31 kmE
60–100 km1,329 places
- Hebrides Island 73 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 63 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 69 kmE
- Eigg Island 97 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Strumore Village, Western Isles2.3 km NW
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles4.2 km N
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles4.7 km NW
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles6.3 km NE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles12 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fathoire Island, Western Isles0.3 km NE
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South Basin Natural site, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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North Lee Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km S
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Eilean Phail Island, Western Isles0.9 km NW
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Loch Maddy Natural site, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Eilean Iain Mòr Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Eilean Bhàlaig Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Shealtragam Island, Western Isles0.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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