Skip to content
Geonivora
District

Western Isles

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 57°40′00″ N 7°10′00″ W

Western Isles
Stornoway · Wmck at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
26,120
26.1K
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1,848
listed under Western Isles
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport24 km
BRR Barra Airport74 km

About Western Isles

Western Isles is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 26,120. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (24 km).

Climate of Western Isles

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 (164 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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
Climate of Western Isles
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311312375647489101139164162156

How to get to Western Isles

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 24 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 74 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 309 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 350 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Western Isles

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,387 natural sites, 1,048 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km386 places

  • Lingay Island 5 kmW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 18 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 23 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km886 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 34 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 37 kmNE
  • Clett Island 35 kmSE

60–100 km1,185 places

  • Hebrides Island 81 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 73 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Western Isles

1,848 places

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature46

Lakes, rivers & coasts6

Heritage & sights1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: