- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport64 km
- ILY Islay Airport78 km
About Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Ben Buie and Loch Buie.
Photos of Eilean Mòr
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Creach Beinn Andy Waddington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ben Buie Mrs V Bryant · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Druim Fada Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Mòr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 256 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (277 mm)
- Driest month
- May (105 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) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 277 | 170 | 218 | 128 | 105 | 108 | 136 | 164 | 225 | 245 | 256 | 250 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Mòr
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 114 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 78 kmsouth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 172 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 195 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 247 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mòr
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 3,072 natural sites, 1,257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km361 places
- Scarba Island 21 kmSE
- Torsa Island Island 19 kmSE
- Shuna Island 22 kmSE
- Seil Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,697 places
- Colonsay Island 38 kmSW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 34 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 35 kmN
- Oronsay Island 45 kmSW
60–100 km2,325 places
- Hebrides Island 90 kmNW
- Isle of Arran Island 92 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmSE
- Eigg Island 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochbuie Village, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NW
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Isle of Mull Village, Argyll and Bute12 km NE
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Carsaig Village, Argyll and Bute7.7 km W
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Pennyghael Village, Argyll and Bute9.3 km W
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Strathcoil Village, Argyll and Bute9.8 km NE
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Croggan Village, Argyll and Bute10 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Buie Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km N
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Loch Buie Natural site, Argyll and Bute2 km S
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Beinn nan Gobhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km W
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Beinn a' Bhainne Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km SE
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Druim Fada Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.1 km SE
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Loch Fuaran Lake, Argyll and Bute2.6 km NW
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Creach Beinn Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.5 km NE
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Cnap nan Gobhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.1 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Loch Uisg Lake, Argyll and Bute3.2 km E
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Frank Lockwood's Island Island, Argyll and Bute5.1 km S
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Eileach an Naoimh Island, Argyll and Bute15 km S -
Isle of Mull Island, Argyll and Bute7.5 km N
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Eilean Amalaig Island, Argyll and Bute11 km NE
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Eilean na h-Òrdaig Island, Argyll and Bute12 km W
Sources & licences
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