- Elevation
- 98 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport40 km
- BRR Barra Airport87 km
About Glac an Ailean
Glac an Ailean is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 98 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Croig Wood and Eilean nan Each.
Climate of Glac an Ailean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 227 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (238 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 238 | 146 | 182 | 106 | 86 | 93 | 117 | 144 | 199 | 218 | 227 | 218 |
How to get to Glac an Ailean
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 148 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 40 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 87 kmnorthwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 202 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 260 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glac an Ailean
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 2,856 natural sites, 1,237 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km276 places
- Oronsay Island 21 kmE
- Ulva Island 13 kmS
- Treshnish Isles Island 14 kmSW
- Soa Island Island 24 kmW
25–60 km1,108 places
- Hebrides Island 54 kmNW
- Colonsay Island 59 kmS
- Eigg Island 34 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 55 kmS
60–100 km2,744 places
- Isle of Skye Island 78 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 88 kmN
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 89 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 78 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Croig Wood Natural site, Argyll and Bute0.7 km NE
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Eilean nan Each Island, Argyll and Bute1.2 km NE
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Eilean an t-Sionnaich Island, Argyll and Bute1.5 km NE
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Eilean nan Gabhar Island, Argyll and Bute1.4 km NE
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Cnoc Calgary Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.3 km SW
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Cruach Sleibhe Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km SW
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Loch a’ Chumhainn Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.7 km E
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Cnoc Leathan Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km NE
Sources & licences
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