- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport24 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport65 km
About Eilean Beag
Eilean Beag is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Nave Island and Ardnave Loch.
Photos of Eilean Beag
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Nave Island Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Beag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (174 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 174 | 106 | 130 | 80 | 61 | 74 | 94 | 112 | 138 | 162 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Eilean Beag
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 131 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 24 kmsouth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 65 kmsoutheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 75 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 146 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 220 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 285 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Beag
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 1,680 natural sites, 912 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km207 places
- Colonsay Island 22 kmNE
- Oronsay Island 15 kmN
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 14 kmNE
- Islay Island 14 kmSE
25–60 km656 places
- Kiloran Beach Beach 26 kmNE
- Scarba Island 52 kmNE
- Cala Island 49 kmE
- Texa Island Island 33 kmSE
60–100 km1,780 places
- Isle of Arran Island 76 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 91 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 93 kmE
- Portstewart Beach Beach 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardnave Village, Argyll and Bute1.7 km S
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Kilnave Village, Argyll and Bute3.2 km S
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Killinallan Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km SE
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Sanaigmore Village, Argyll and Bute5.7 km SW -
Gruinart Village, Argyll and Bute8 km S
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Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute14 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nave Island Island, Scotland1.8 km NE
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Ardnave Loch Lake, Argyll and Bute2 km S
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Sgeir Liath Island, Argyll and Bute2.4 km SE
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Loch Laingeadail Beag Lake, Argyll and Bute3.3 km SW
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Loch na Làthaich Lake, Argyll and Bute3.5 km S
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Loch Laingeadail Lake, Argyll and Bute3.6 km S
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Loch Arish Lake, Argyll and Bute4.5 km S
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Traigh Bail Aonghais Bay Natural site, Scotland4.4 km E
Sources & licences
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