- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
- BRR Barra Airport70 km
About Scolpaig
Scolpaig is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 11 m.
Scolpaig (Scottish Gaelic: Sgolpaig) is a district on the north-west coast of the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. In 2018 it was unsuccessfully proposed as the site of a spaceport backed by the Scottish government. In 2019 it was again proposed as the site of a spaceport. Construction work started in 2024. Scolpaig Tower is a folly that was erected at Loch Scolpaig as part of famine relief works in about 1830.
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Climate of Scolpaig
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 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 Scolpaig
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 280 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 70 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 93 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 329 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 353 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scolpaig
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,071 natural sites, 952 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km285 places
- Lingay Island 15 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 22 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 24 kmE
- Lingeigh Island 14 kmE
25–60 km624 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 49 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 53 kmE
- Scalpay Island 54 kmNE
- Clett Island 53 kmE
60–100 km1,134 places
- Hebrides Island 86 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 84 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 90 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Scolpaig Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km NE
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Beinn Riabhach Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km SE
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Carra-crom Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km S
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Dùn a Ghallain Island, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Morornish Island, Western Isles3.4 km E
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Eilean a' Mhurain Island, Western Isles3.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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