- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport36 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport71 km
About Shillay
Shillay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Siolaigh and Beinn a' Charnain.
Photos of Shillay
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Spuir Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Shillay
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 (164 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 113 | 123 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 101 | 139 | 164 | 162 | 156 |
How to get to Shillay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 282 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 36 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 71 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 87 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 282 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 366 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shillay
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,205 natural sites, 982 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km273 places
- Lingay Island 13 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 23 kmE
- Bhalaigh Island 19 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km1,059 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 29 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 50 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 35 kmE
- Clett Island 47 kmSE
60–100 km878 places
- Hebrides Island 96 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 82 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 85 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ruisgarry Village, Western Isles10 km SE
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Baile Village, Western Isles11 km SE
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Borve Village, Western Isles11 km SE
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Taobh Tuath Village, Western Isles11 km E
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Northton Village, Western Isles11 km E
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Sgarasta Bheag Village, Western Isles12 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Siolaigh Island, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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Beinn a' Charnain Island, Western Isles2.8 km SE
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Pabbay Island, Western Isles3.7 km S
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Coppay Island, Western Isles6.2 km NE
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Copaigh Island, Western Isles5.8 km NE
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Chaipaval Mountain, Western Isles9.1 km E -
Spuir Island, Western Isles7.7 km S
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Gob an Tobha Mountain, Western Isles8.2 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Beinn Shleibhe Island, Western Isles9 km SE
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Berneray Island, Western Isles9.7 km S
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Stromay Island, Western Isles13 km E -
Mullach Mor (Boreray) Island, Western Isles9.9 km S
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Torogay Island, Western Isles14 km S
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Ensay Island, Western Isles11 km E
Sources & licences
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