- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport16 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport118 km
About Tolsta Head
Tolsta Head is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Caol Heisgeir and Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir.
Climate of Tolsta Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 109 | 118 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 86 | 120 | 146 | 152 | 141 |
How to get to Tolsta Head
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 276 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 16 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 153 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 276 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 298 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 320 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tolsta Head
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,834 natural sites, 822 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km62 places
- Isle of Lewis Island 24 kmW
- Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island 2 kmN
- Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island 8 kmN
- Eilean nan Uan Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km794 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 35 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 33 kmW
- Eilean a' Char Island 55 kmSE
- Eilean Dubh Island 59 kmE
60–100 km1,818 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 61 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 97 kmS
- Scalpay Island 60 kmSW
- Lingay Island 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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North Tolsta Village, Western Isles2.9 km W
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Gleann Tholastaidh Village, Western Isles3.9 km W
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Gress Village, Western Isles8.2 km SW
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Aird Tong Village, Western Isles14 km SW
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Portnaguran Village, Western Isles9.1 km S
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Portvoller Village, Western Isles9.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Caol Heisgeir Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Eilean a Muigh Heisgeir Island, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Eilean Earasgro Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Muirneag Mountain, Western Isles8.8 km W -
Ceann an t-Siumpain Mountain, Western Isles8.3 km S
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Eilean Glas Cuilatotar Mountain, Western Isles8.5 km N
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Sgeir Leathann Island, Western Isles7.7 km SW
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Eilean Sguinean nan Creagan Briste Island, Western Isles7.6 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources