- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport21 km
- BRR Barra Airport58 km
About Shillay
Shillay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Siolaigh and Eilean Siorruidh.
Photos of Shillay
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Ceann Ear Marc Calhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Shillay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (162 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 118 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 86 | 101 | 132 | 162 | 156 | 151 |
How to get to Shillay
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 21 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 280 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 21 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 58 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 112 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 340 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shillay
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 962 natural sites, 897 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Bhorogaigh Island 19 kmE
- Vallay Island Island 23 kmNE
- North Uist Island 25 kmE
- Kirkibost Island Island 17 kmE
25–60 km559 places
- Lingay Island 32 kmNE
- Stulaigh Island 46 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 33 kmE
60–100 km1,210 places
- Hebrides Island 82 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 90 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 67 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tigharry Village, Western Isles13 km NE
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Balranald Village, Western Isles14 km NE
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Hougharry Village, Western Isles14 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles23 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles23 km NE
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Tigh A' Gearraidh Village, Western Isles15 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Siolaigh Island, Western Isles0.1 km NW
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Eilean Siorruidh Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Monach Islands Light Landmark, Western Isles0.1 km SW
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Ceann Iar Island, Western Isles2 km E
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Cnoc Bharr Island, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Monach Islands Island, Western Isles3 km E
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Ceann Ear Island, Western Isles4.8 km E
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Sibhinis Island, Western Isles3.6 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Leac a' Bharraich Island, Western Isles5.4 km E
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Stocaigh Island, Western Isles6.7 km E
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Causamul Island, Western Isles9.9 km NE
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Eilean Trostain Island, Western Isles13 km NE
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Haskeir Island, Western Isles19 km N -
Dùn Scarie Island, Western Isles15 km NE
Sources & licences
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