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Vatem

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°42′26″ N 7°01′50″ W

Map showing the location of Vatem Vatem
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Borrisdale
4.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport32 km
SYY Stornoway Airport70 km

About Vatem

Vatem is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Grodhaigh and Eire.

Climate of Vatem

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (170 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).

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Climate of Vatem
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°15°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15911713280677892105145170170162

How to get to Vatem

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 266 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 32 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 70 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 353 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Vatem

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,548 natural sites, 1,098 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Lingay Island 13 kmW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 14 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km1,125 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 25 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 28 kmNE
  • Clett Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km1,204 places

  • Hebrides Island 83 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 68 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Borrisdale Village, Western Isles
    4.9 km NE
  • Carminish Village, Western Isles
    5.5 km N
  • Rodel Village, Western Isles
    5.7 km NE
  • Obbe Village, Western Isles
    6.8 km N
  • Leverburgh Village, Western Isles
    7.2 km N
  • Baile Village, Western Isles
    7.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Grodhaigh Island, Western Isles
    0.5 km SW
  • Eire Island, Western Isles
    0.8 km W
  • Groay Island, Western Isles
    0.8 km S
  • Lingay Island, Western Isles
    1.1 km SE
  • Groay Group Island, Western Isles
    1.1 km SE
  • Liungaigh Island, Western Isles
    1.1 km SE
  • Crago Island, Western Isles
    1.6 km SE
  • Gousman Island, Western Isles
    1.7 km SW

Sources & licences

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