- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport37 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport65 km
About Saghaigh Mòr
Saghaigh Mòr is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Saghaigh Beag and The Obbe.
Photos of Saghaigh Mòr
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Stromay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Roneval Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Chaipaval Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Saghaigh Mòr
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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 159 | 117 | 132 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 162 |
How to get to Saghaigh Mòr
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 65 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 305 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 Mòr
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,467 natural sites, 1,085 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km342 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 21 kmNE
- Lingay Island 15 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 22 kmNE
- Aird Mhor Island 11 kmE
25–60 km1,119 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 25 kmNE
- Clett Island 36 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 57 kmN
60–100 km1,115 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
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Glen Kyles Village, Western Isles1.4 km NE
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles2.5 km E
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Obbe Village, Western Isles2.8 km E
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Carminish Village, Western Isles2.9 km SE
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Taobh Tuath Village, Western Isles3.1 km N
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Northton Village, Western Isles3.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Saghaigh Beag Island, Western Isles0.3 km W
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The Obbe Natural site, Western Isles0.3 km S
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Coitem Island, Western Isles0.5 km NW
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Suam Island, Western Isles1 km S
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Stromay Island, Western Isles1.9 km NE
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Suam an t-Sruth Island, Western Isles1.5 km SE
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Sùnam Island, Western Isles1.5 km SE
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Bideanan Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km N
Sources & licences
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