- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport11 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport46 km
About Sheisinis Island
Sheisinis Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Sciathan and Cnoc Pairceanan.
Photos of Sheisinis Island
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Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Easaval Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sheisinis Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 110 | 121 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 138 | 163 | 158 | 154 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Sheisinis Island
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 11 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 46 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 271 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 280 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sheisinis Island
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,082 natural sites, 938 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km170 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 18 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 14 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 9 kmSW
- Vatersay Island Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km469 places
- Hebrides Island 30 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 29 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 50 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 32 kmN
60–100 km1,404 places
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmNE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 81 kmNE
- Eigg Island 70 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Acairseid Village, Western Isles1 km W
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Pàirceanan Village, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Coilleag Village, Western Isles1.5 km NW
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Haun Village, Western Isles2.4 km NW
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Balla Village, Western Isles2.5 km NW
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Bun a' Mhuillinn Village, Western Isles2.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Sciathan Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Cnoc Pairceanan Mountain, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Beinn Stac Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km SW
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Beinn Cracabhaig Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km W
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Eriskay Island, Western Isles1.2 km W
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Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien] Island, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Eilean a' Gheòidh Island, Western Isles2.1 km SW
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Eileanan Dubha Island, Western Isles2.4 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gighay Island, Western Isles6 km SW
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Fuday Island, Western Isles6.6 km W
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles7.1 km SW
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Eilean Leathan Island, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Caisteal an Reubadair Island, Western Isles3 km SW
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Hairteamul Island, Western Isles3.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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