- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport37 km
- TRE Tiree Airport66 km
About Eilean nan Uan
Eilean nan Uan is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include An Dubh-Eilean and Oronsay.
Photos of Eilean nan Uan
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Colonsay Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean nan Uan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 117 | 145 | 87 | 67 | 77 | 100 | 121 | 157 | 177 | 179 | 174 |
How to get to Eilean nan Uan
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 127 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 37 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmnorthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 74 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 192 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 285 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean nan Uan
Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 1,926 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km205 places
- Colonsay Island 7 kmNE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 11 kmNE
- Oronsay Island 1 kmN
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 2 kmS
25–60 km1,014 places
- Scarba Island 39 kmNE
- Cala Island 41 kmE
- Ulva Island 52 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 55 kmN
60–100 km1,732 places
- Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmE
- Eigg Island 99 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 92 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balaruminmore Village, Argyll and Bute4.7 km NE
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Isle of Colonsay Village, Argyll and Bute8.3 km NE
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Upper Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute6.7 km NE
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Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute6.7 km NE
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Lower Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute7 km N
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Scalasaig Village, Argyll and Bute7.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Dubh-Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km NW
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Oronsay Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km N
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Eilean nan Ròn Island, Argyll and Bute1.6 km S
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Eilean Mhugaig Island, Argyll and Bute2.2 km NE
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Eileanan a' Chùir Island, Argyll and Bute2.7 km NE
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Eilean Mhic Iain Ruaidh Island, Argyll and Bute2.7 km NE
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Eilean Ghaoideamal Island, Argyll and Bute3.6 km SE
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Beinn Eibhne Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.3 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute6.7 km NE
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Liath Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute5.4 km N
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Meall an Arbhair Island, Argyll and Bute5.4 km NE
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Eilean Olmsa Island, Argyll and Bute10 km NE
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Loch Fada Lake, Argyll and Bute7.3 km NE
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Loch an Sgoltaire Lake, Argyll and Bute9.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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