- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport19 km
- BRR Barra Airport36 km
About Siolaigh Mor
Siolaigh Mor is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Siolaigh Beag and Eilean nan Each.
Photos of Siolaigh Mor
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Beinn Choradail Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Siolaigh Mor
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 166 | 120 | 134 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 114 | 150 | 177 | 172 | 166 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Siolaigh Mor
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 245 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 19 kmnorth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 36 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 245 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 292 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 315 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Siolaigh Mor
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,310 natural sites, 978 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km319 places
- Stulaigh Island 15 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 21 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 7 kmW
- Tathanais Island 6 kmN
25–60 km611 places
- Hebrides Island 48 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 41 kmNE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 43 kmSW
- Lingay Island 40 kmN
60–100 km1,379 places
- Isle of Skye Island 60 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 69 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmE
- Eigg Island 81 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Holmar Village, Western Isles4.7 km N
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Lochcarnan Village, Western Isles5.6 km NW
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Isle of South Uist Village, Western Isles10 km SW
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West Gerinish Village, Western Isles6.7 km W
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Stilligarry Village, Western Isles7.5 km W
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Geirinis Village, Western Isles8.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Siolaigh Beag Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Eilean nan Each Island, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Ornish Natural site, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Eilean a' Chleàsaich Island, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Ornais Mountain, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Caolas Liubharsaigh Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km N
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Eilean Haey Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Loch Skiport Natural site, Western Isles1 km NE
Sources & licences
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