- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport81 km
- ILY Islay Airport89 km
About Eilean Orasaig
Eilean Orasaig is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Faire and Sgeir a'Gheòidh.
Photos of Eilean Orasaig
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Gylen Castle Macsels · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Eilean Orasaig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 199 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (210 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 210 | 130 | 158 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 106 | 129 | 176 | 192 | 199 | 197 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Orasaig
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 100 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 81 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 89 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 155 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 200 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Orasaig
Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 3,544 natural sites, 1,352 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km588 places
- Scarba Island 24 kmS
- Eriska Island 20 kmNE
- Torsa Island Island 14 kmS
- Shuna Island 18 kmS
25–60 km1,856 places
- Colonsay Island 53 kmSW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 38 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km2,528 places
- Isle of Arran Island 89 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmSE
- Eigg Island 68 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 84 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Oban Town, Argyll and Bute7.4 km NE -
Balliemore Village, Argyll and Bute3.8 km NE
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Lerags Village, Argyll and Bute3.9 km SE
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Ardentallen Village, Argyll and Bute5 km SE
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Barrnacarry Village, Argyll and Bute5.4 km S
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Kilninver Village, Argyll and Bute5.6 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na Faire Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NW
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Sgeir a'Gheòidh Island, Argyll and Bute0.3 km W
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Kerrera Island, Argyll and Bute0.6 km NE
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Gylen Castle Historic site, Argyll and Bute1.1 km E
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Torbhain Mòr Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km N
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Bach Island Island, Argyll and Bute1.6 km W
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Carn Breugach Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km NE
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Gleann na Curra Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.6 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eilean Musdile Island, Argyll and Bute8.8 km N -
Lochan na Circe Lake, Argyll and Bute2.4 km NE
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Sgeirean Dubha Island, Argyll and Bute2.2 km E
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Sgeir Ruadh Island, Argyll and Bute2.6 km E
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Lady’s Rock Island, Argyll and Bute8.1 km N -
Eilean nan Gamhna Island, Argyll and Bute4.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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