- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport23 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport94 km
About Sgeir Ghlas
Sgeir Ghlas is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Cleit Surraidh and Eilean na h-Iolaire.
Climate of Sgeir Ghlas
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 114 | 124 | 78 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 93 | 129 | 156 | 159 | 149 |
How to get to Sgeir Ghlas
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 301 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 23 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 94 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 144 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 302 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgeir Ghlas
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,359 natural sites, 938 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km405 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 6 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 7 kmN
- Bearasaigh Island 11 kmW
- Tannaraidh Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km455 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 40 kmS
- Scalpay Island 43 kmS
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 25 kmSE
- Rosaigh Island 44 kmS
60–100 km1,454 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmS
- Lingay Island 71 kmSW
- Clett Island 81 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 80 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carloway Village, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Tolsta Chaolais Village, Western Isles3.7 km W
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Breasclete Village, Western Isles4.1 km S
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Knock Carloway Neighbourhood, Western Isles4.2 km NW
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Upper Carloway Neighbourhood, Western Isles4.8 km NW
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Garenin Village, Western Isles5.5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Cleit Surraidh Island, Western Isles0.2 km S
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Eilean na h-Iolaire Island, Western Isles0.6 km S
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Eilean Choinnich Island, Western Isles0.8 km S
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Lith Langa Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Beinn nan Sgalag Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Cnoc a' Loch Shalaich Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km S
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Eilean na Cachlaidh Island, Western Isles1.9 km SE
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Beinn Leathann Amar na h-Eit Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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