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Vallay Island

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°39′41″ N 7°24′32″ W

Map showing the location of Vallay Island Vallay Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Middlequarter
3.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
BRR Barra Airport71 km

About Vallay Island

Vallay Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Saltam and Stangram.

Climate of Vallay Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (166 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Vallay Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15411312377657589103138166162155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Vallay Island

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 278 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 71 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 89 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 320 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 324 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 353 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Vallay Island

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,104 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km336 places

  • Lingay Island 10 kmE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmSE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 17 kmNE
  • Taghaigh Island 19 kmE

25–60 km638 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 45 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 50 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 50 kmNE
  • Clett Island 48 kmE

60–100 km1,117 places

  • Hebrides Island 85 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 80 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 86 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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