- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
- BRR Barra Airport67 km
About South Basin
South Basin is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Phail and Shealtragam.
Photos of South Basin
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of South Basin
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (167 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 125 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 105 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 159 |
How to get to South Basin
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 262 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 67 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from South Basin
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,437 natural sites, 1,068 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 11 kmNW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 10 kmS
- Bhalaigh Island 19 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN
25–60 km776 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
- Scalpay Island 41 kmNE
- Clett Island 32 kmE
60–100 km1,323 places
- Hebrides Island 73 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 69 kmE
- Eigg Island 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Phail Island, Western Isles0.3 km NW
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Shealtragam Island, Western Isles0.3 km N
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Oronsay Island, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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Eilean Fear Vallay Island, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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Fathoire Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Ruigh Liath Island, Western Isles0.6 km SE
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Hamarsaigh Island, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Cnap Ruigh Dubh Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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North Lee Mountain, Western Isles2.3 km S
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Li a' Tuath NE Top Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km S
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South Lee Mountain, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Madadh Gruamach Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km SE
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Beinn Sgapar Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km NE
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Souterrain Mountain, Western Isles3.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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