- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport16 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport50 km
About Eilean Fraoich
Eilean Fraoich is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Loch Lossit and Eilean Mhic Iain.
Photos of Eilean Fraoich
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Am Fraoch Eilean Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Fraoich
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 120 | 153 | 96 | 75 | 86 | 107 | 125 | 157 | 181 | 179 | 176 |
How to get to Eilean Fraoich
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 118 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 16 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 50 kmsoutheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 136 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 185 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 276 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Fraoich
Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 1,756 natural sites, 939 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km310 places
- Oronsay Island 24 kmN
- Texa Island Island 21 kmS
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 23 kmN
- Islay Island 4 kmW
25–60 km787 places
- Colonsay Island 29 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 33 kmN
- Scarba Island 49 kmNE
- Cala Island 40 kmNE
60–100 km1,661 places
- Isle of Arran Island 60 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 98 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballygrant Village, Argyll and Bute1.8 km NW
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Kilmeny Village, Argyll and Bute2.1 km W
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Isle of Islay Village, Argyll and Bute6.9 km SW
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Keills Village, Argyll and Bute3.7 km N
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Barr Village, Argyll and Bute4.8 km S
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Port Askaig Village, Argyll and Bute4.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Lossit Lake, Argyll and Bute0.2 km N
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Eilean Mhic Iain Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km NE
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Dun Bhorariac Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km NE
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Loch Ballygrant Lake, Argyll and Bute1.2 km N
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Loch Fada Lake, Argyll and Bute1.4 km S
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Beinn Dubh Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km SE
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Loch Leathann Lake, Argyll and Bute1.8 km S
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Loch nan Cadhan Lake, Argyll and Bute1.8 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Am Fraoch Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute6.6 km E
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Loch Bharradail Lake, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SW
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Eilean Mhuireill Island, Argyll and Bute3.1 km NW
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Loch Allan Lake, Argyll and Bute3.2 km NE
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Loch Finlaggan Lake, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NW
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Eilean na Comhairle Island, Argyll and Bute3.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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