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Ruisgarry

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′17″ N 7°10′01″ W

Map showing the location of Ruisgarry Ruisgarry
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport29 km
SYY Stornoway Airport74 km

About Ruisgarry

Ruisgarry is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 9 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bhuirgh and Beinn Shleibhe.

Climate of Ruisgarry

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (164 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 Ruisgarry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311312375647489101139164162156

How to get to Ruisgarry

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 273 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 29 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 74 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 312 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 356 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ruisgarry

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,349 natural sites, 1,034 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km351 places

  • Lingay Island 7 kmSW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 24 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 20 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 13 kmE

25–60 km990 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 29 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 34 kmNE
  • Clett Island 38 kmSE

60–100 km1,064 places

  • Hebrides Island 86 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 72 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 76 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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