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Eilean nan Ròn

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°00′00″ N 6°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean nan Ròn Eilean nan Ròn
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Balaruminmore
5.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ILY Islay Airport35 km
TRE Tiree Airport67 km

About Eilean nan Ròn

Eilean nan Ròn is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Uan and An Dubh-Eilean.

Climate of Eilean nan Ròn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (197 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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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Climate of Eilean nan Ròn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)197118149937183105124156179179174

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean nan Ròn

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 126 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 35 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 67 kmnorthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 72 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 126 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 192 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 286 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Eilean nan Ròn

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 1,911 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Colonsay Island 8 kmNE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 13 kmNE
  • Oronsay Island 2 kmN
  • Jura Island 23 kmE

25–60 km983 places

  • Scarba Island 40 kmNE
  • Cala Island 41 kmE
  • Ulva Island 54 kmN
  • Treshnish Isles Island 56 kmN

60–100 km1,729 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 78 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmE
  • Portstewart Beach Beach 97 kmS

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