Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
363km²
Area
206km
Coastline
785m
Highest point
Paps of Jura
196
People
14°C
Warmest sea
September
709km
To the mainland
When to go to Jura
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in September (14 °C) and coolest in March (8 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, UK
Jura is an island in United Kingdom. It belongs to Inner Hebrides. It covers 363 km², with 206 km of coastline. Its highest point, Paps of Jura, rises to 785 m. About 196 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 709 km away.
Getting there
- Islay Airport (ILY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 km in a straight lineCar hire at GLA airport (Glasgow)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCraighouse - Tayvallich, Port Askaig - Feolin
- 709 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Jura.
- 148beachesTraigh Bhan, Traigh Bhan Gleann nam Muc, Traigh a' Chruachain and 145 more
- 1viewpointsSmall Isles Bay
- 3ferry terminalsJura Passenger Ferry, Feolin, Jura Ferry
- 1marinasCraighouse moorings
- 91named peaksBeinn an Òir, Beinn Shiantaidh, Beinn a' Chaolais and 88 more
- 2waterfallsEas an Fhamhair, Eas nan Coireachan
- 24ruins and archaeological sitesPile of Stones, Achdaduie, Airigh Iain and 21 more
- 1campsitesJura Hotel campsite
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 2restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Jura in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Jura, each with its own numbers.
8mountainsPeakyas
2lakesLakeyas
3waterfallsCascadyas
Highest point
785m
Beinn an Òir
prominence 785 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.27km²
Loch a' Chnuic Bhric
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
19.2°C
Loch a' Chnuic Bhric
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
8 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Beinn an Òirprominence 785 m785m
- Beinn Shiantaidhprominence 303 m757m
- Beinn a' Chaolaisprominence 359 m733m
- Glas Bheinn562m
- Beinn Bhreac468m
- Dubh Bheinn
- Rainberg Mòr
- Ben Garrisdale
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Loch a' Chnuic Bhric0.27km²
- Lochan Gleann Astaile0.12km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
3 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Eas Allt an Tairbh
- Eas an Fhamhair
- Eas nan Coireachan
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 156 m above the sea. 70 % of it is below 200 m.
- 18 %0–50 m
- 52 %50–200 m
- 29 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 166 | 121 | 110 | 81 | 98 | 103 | 118 | 140 | 122 | 162 | 158 | 163 |
| Wet days | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q111509) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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