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Sgeir a' Mhurain

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°36′33″ N 7°08′21″ W

Map showing the location of Sgeir a' Mhurain Sgeir a' Mhurain
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
BRR Barra Airport68 km

About Sgeir a' Mhurain

Sgeir a' Mhurain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir na Cuishag and Cnap Ruigh Dubh.

Climate of Sgeir a' Mhurain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (167 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).

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Climate of Sgeir a' Mhurain
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°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15511312577677791105142167164159

How to get to Sgeir a' Mhurain

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 262 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 68 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgeir a' Mhurain

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,450 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Lingay Island 11 kmNW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 11 kmS
  • Bhalaigh Island 18 kmNE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 14 kmN

25–60 km809 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 38 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 40 kmNE
  • Clett Island 31 kmE

60–100 km1,327 places

  • Hebrides Island 74 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 69 kmE
  • Eigg Island 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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