- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport47 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport55 km
About Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir
Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir Ghobhlach and Gloraig a' Chaimbeulaich.
Photos of Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse simon stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- May (74 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 126 | 144 | 89 | 74 | 83 | 97 | 110 | 154 | 181 | 182 | 173 |
How to get to Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 267 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 47 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 55 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 101 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 289 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 365 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 1,863 natural sites, 1,146 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km337 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 7 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 4 kmNE
- Rosaigh Island 2 kmNE
- Aird Mhor Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,156 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 51 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Lingay Island 36 kmSW
60–100 km1,541 places
- Hebrides Island 98 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 65 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles3.4 km NE
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Plocrapool Village, Western Isles1.6 km W
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Ceann-na-Cleithe Village, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Sgalpaigh Village, Western Isles3 km NE
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Scalpay Village Village, Western Isles3.3 km NE
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Ardinashaig Village, Western Isles3.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgeir Ghobhlach Island, Western Isles0.5 km SW
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Gloraig a' Chaimbeulaich Island, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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Eilean Mhic Fhionnlaidh Island, Western Isles0.7 km SW
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Dùn Corr Mòr Island, Western Isles0.5 km N
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Cleit a' Bhraigh Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Eilean na Gearrabreac Island, Western Isles1 km S
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Gloraig Iosal Island, Western Isles1 km NW
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Eilean na Sgaite Island, Western Isles1 km S
Sources & licences
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