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Saghaigh Beag

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°46′13″ N 7°03′18″ W

Map showing the location of Saghaigh Beag Saghaigh Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glen Kyles
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport37 km
SYY Stornoway Airport66 km

About Saghaigh Beag

Saghaigh Beag is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Saghaigh Mòr and Coitem.

Climate of Saghaigh Beag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (170 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
Climate of Saghaigh Beag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°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)15911713280677892105145170170162

How to get to Saghaigh Beag

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 272 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 37 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 66 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 272 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 306 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 310 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 360 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Saghaigh Beag

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,458 natural sites, 1,085 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 21 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 15 kmSW
  • Rosaigh Island 23 kmNE
  • Aird Mhor Island 12 kmE

25–60 km1,116 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 25 kmNE
  • Clett Island 37 kmSE
  • Bearasaigh Island 57 kmN

60–100 km1,111 places

  • Hebrides Island 90 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Saghaigh Mòr Island, Western Isles
    0.3 km E
  • Coitem Island, Western Isles
    0.3 km N
  • The Obbe Natural site, Western Isles
    0.5 km SE
  • Suam Island, Western Isles
    1.1 km SE
  • Stromay Island, Western Isles
    2 km NE
  • Bideanan Mountain, Western Isles
    2 km N
  • Ensay Island, Western Isles
    1.7 km W
  • Sleicham Island, Western Isles
    1.9 km S

Sources & licences

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