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Swainbost

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°28′00″ N 6°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Swainbost Swainbost
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport28 km
BEB Benbecula Airport127 km

About Swainbost

Swainbost is a village. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 63 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Dell River and An Campar Mor.

Climate of Swainbost

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (157 mm)
Driest month
May (61 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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Climate of Swainbost
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1501121227661697988124150157145

How to get to Swainbost

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 288 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 28 kmsouth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 127 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 167 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 288 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 314 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Swainbost

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,459 natural sites, 671 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Isle of Lewis Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island 14 kmS
  • Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island 9 kmSE
  • Eilean Loch Àrnol Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km500 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 34 kmSW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 32 kmSW
  • Bearasaigh Island 43 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 39 kmS

60–100 km1,610 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 71 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 71 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmSE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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