- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport67 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport104 km
About Garbh Eilean
Garbh Eilean is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include A' Chreag and River Lochy.
Photos of Garbh Eilean
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Beinn Eunaich Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Bhalgairean Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn a' Chleibh Kathryn Mair · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Garbh Eilean
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 232 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (258 mm)
- Driest month
- June (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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 258 | 168 | 188 | 111 | 107 | 105 | 122 | 146 | 200 | 230 | 232 | 238 |
How to get to Garbh Eilean
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 74 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 104 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 109 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 74 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 119 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 212 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Garbh Eilean
Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 4,274 natural sites, 1,362 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km437 places
- Inishail Island 11 kmSW
- Fraoch Eilean Island 8 kmW
- Island I Vow Island 20 kmSE
- Inveruglas Isle Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km2,062 places
- Scarba Island 55 kmSW
- Eriska Island 33 kmNW
- Torsa Island Island 46 kmW
- Shuna Island Island 35 kmNW
60–100 km3,252 places
- Isle of Arran Island 93 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmS
- Colonsay Island 89 kmSW
- Eigg Island 94 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dalmally Village, Argyll and Bute3.3 km W
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Edendonich Village, Argyll and Bute3.3 km W
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Stronmilchan Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km W
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Lochawe Village, Argyll and Bute7.5 km W
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Bridge of Orchy Village, Argyll and Bute15 km NE
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Ardanaiseig Village, Argyll and Bute12 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
A' Chreag Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.4 km W
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River Lochy River, Argyll and Bute1.2 km SE
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River Orchy River, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SW
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Beinn Donachain SW Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km N
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Eas a’ Ghaill River, Argyll and Bute1.5 km SE
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Beinn Bhalgairean Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.2 km S
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Beinn Donachain Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.4 km N
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Cruach nan Nighean Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km N
Sources & licences
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