Traigh Luskentyre
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°53′00″ N 6°57′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport51 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport52 km
About Traigh Luskentyre
Traigh Luskentyre is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Ben Luskentyre and Beinn Dhubh.
Photos of Traigh Luskentyre
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Taransay Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 -
Ben Luskentyre David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Traigh Luskentyre
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (185 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 130 | 149 | 92 | 76 | 86 | 100 | 113 | 157 | 185 | 185 | 176 |
How to get to Traigh Luskentyre
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 278 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 51 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 52 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 100 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 302 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 314 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 371 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Traigh Luskentyre
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,455 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km376 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 9 kmE
- Scalpay Island 17 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 14 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 12 kmSE
25–60 km1,041 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 47 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 50 kmN
- Lingay Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km1,134 places
- Isle of Skye Island 77 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 77 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 88 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 90 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Seilebost Village, Western Isles1.9 km S
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Luskentyre Village, Western Isles2.1 km NE
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Horgabost Village, Western Isles3.5 km SW
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Scarista Village, Western Isles6.4 km SW
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Aird Asaig Village, Western Isles7.1 km NE
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Miavag Village, Western Isles7.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Luskentyre Mountain, Western Isles3 km E
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Beinn Dhubh Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km NE
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Beinn Losgaintir Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Clach Mhic Leoid Mountain, Western Isles3 km SW
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Carran Mountain, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Taransay Island, Western Isles4.4 km NW
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Cleit Niosaboist Mountain, Western Isles3.9 km SW
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Sgeir a' Bhuallt Island, Western Isles3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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