- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport40 km
- ILY Islay Airport87 km
About Eilean an Righ
Eilean an Righ is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na h-Uamha and Eilean Beag Reilean.
Photos of Eilean an Righ
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Staffa Keith Boardman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean an Righ
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 7° · Rain 221 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (236 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 236 | 144 | 177 | 105 | 84 | 91 | 116 | 142 | 193 | 214 | 221 | 212 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean an Righ
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 139 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 40 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 87 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 97 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 196 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 209 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 263 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean an Righ
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 2,698 natural sites, 1,191 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km286 places
- Ulva Island 2 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 12 kmW
- Soa Island Island 24 kmSW
- Rèidh Eilean Island 19 kmSW
25–60 km1,189 places
- Colonsay Island 44 kmS
- Eigg Island 49 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 40 kmS
- Scarba Island 44 kmSE
60–100 km2,451 places
- Hebrides Island 67 kmNW
- Isle of Skye Island 93 kmN
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 98 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 93 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bearnus Village, Argyll and Bute3.3 km N
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Gometra House Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km NW
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Gometra Village, Argyll and Bute5.2 km NW
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Kilbrennan Village, Argyll and Bute6.2 km NE
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Dishig Village, Argyll and Bute6.3 km E
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Lagganulva Village, Argyll and Bute6.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean na h-Uamha Island, Argyll and Bute0.4 km E
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Eilean Beag Reilean Island, Argyll and Bute0.6 km N
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Eilean an Eoin Island, Argyll and Bute0.7 km W
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Eilean Bàn Island, Argyll and Bute0.8 km SW
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Eilean an Dusain Island, Argyll and Bute0.8 km NE
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Eilean na Creiche Island, Argyll and Bute0.9 km W
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Garbh Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute1.1 km SW
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Sgeir Dhubh Island, Argyll and Bute1.2 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Staffa Island, Argyll and Bute7.7 km W
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Geasgill Beag Island, Argyll and Bute3.8 km E
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Ulva Island, Argyll and Bute2.4 km N
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Little Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute2.5 km SW
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Eilean Port a' Bhàta Island, Argyll and Bute2.1 km E
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Eilean a' Chòmhraidh Island, Argyll and Bute4.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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