- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
- BRR Barra Airport71 km
About Saltam
Saltam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Corr-eilean and Morornish.
Climate of Saltam
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
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 (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Saltam
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 278 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 71 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 320 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 325 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 353 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saltam
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,099 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km332 places
- Lingay Island 11 kmE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmSE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 18 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 19 kmE
25–60 km629 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 46 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 50 kmE
- Scalpay Island 50 kmNE
- Clett Island 49 kmE
60–100 km1,124 places
- Hebrides Island 85 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 81 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Botarua Village, Western Isles3.2 km SE
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Malacleit Neighbourhood, Western Isles3.3 km SE
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Middlequarter Neighbourhood, Western Isles3.6 km E
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Scolpaig Village, Western Isles4.2 km W
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles7.3 km SE
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Sollas Village, Western Isles4.2 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corr-eilean Island, Western Isles0.4 km SW
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Morornish Island, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Vallay Island Island, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Stangram Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Eilean Dubh Mòr Island, Western Isles1.3 km SE
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Torogaigh Island, Western Isles1.5 km SE
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Dùn a Ghallain Island, Western Isles2.1 km W
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Ceann Uachdarach (Bhalaigh) Island, Western Isles2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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