- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport13 km
- TRE Tiree Airport62 km
About Vatersay Island
Vatersay Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Chuidhir and Beinn Ruilibreac.
Photos of Vatersay Island
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Lingeigh Island Barry Dale · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Vatersay Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- October (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 109 | 117 | 73 | 63 | 71 | 88 | 104 | 131 | 159 | 152 | 148 |
How to get to Vatersay Island
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 13 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 13 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 62 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 64 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 277 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 331 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vatersay Island
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 651 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km129 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 6 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 14 kmNE
- Stack Islands Island 22 kmNE
- Sandray Island 3 kmS
25–60 km205 places
- Hebrides Island 44 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 35 kmNE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 49 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 49 kmN
60–100 km1,061 places
- Isle of Skye Island 89 kmNE
- Eigg Island 83 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 85 kmNE
- Lingay Island 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Uidh Village, Western Isles2.5 km NE
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles8.5 km NE
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Leideag Village, Western Isles5 km NE
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Castlebay Village, Western Isles5 km NE
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Kentangaval Village, Western Isles5 km N
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Ledaig Village, Western Isles5.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Chuidhir Mountain, Western Isles0.5 km NE
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Beinn Ruilibreac Mountain, Western Isles1 km W
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Am Meall Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Heiseabhal Mòr Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Uidh Bhatarsaigh Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km NE
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Heiseabhal Mor [Theiseabhal Mor] [Heishival Mor] Island, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Cairn Galtar Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km S
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Beinn Orasaigh Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Lingeigh Island Island, Western Isles5.6 km SW
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Sandray Island, Western Isles2.5 km S
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Flodaigh Island, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Flodday Island Island, Western Isles3 km SW
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Orasaigh Island, Western Isles3 km N
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Loch na Cuilce Lake, Western Isles3.3 km S
Sources & licences
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