- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport42 km
- TRE Tiree Airport62 km
About Liath Eilean
Liath Eilean is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Dun Gallain and Carn Spiris.
Climate of Liath Eilean
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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Liath Eilean
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 42 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 42 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 62 kmnorthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 78 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 208 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 282 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Liath Eilean
Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 2,007 natural sites, 1,003 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km156 places
- Colonsay Island 2 kmE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 6 kmNE
- Oronsay Island 5 kmS
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 7 kmS
25–60 km1,172 places
- Scarba Island 36 kmE
- Cala Island 41 kmE
- Ulva Island 47 kmN
- Treshnish Isles Island 50 kmN
60–100 km1,738 places
- Isle of Arran Island 81 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmE
- Eigg Island 93 kmN
- Hunterston Sands Beach 93 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Colonsay Village, Argyll and Bute3.4 km NE
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Lower Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute1.7 km NE
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Upper Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
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Kilchattan Village, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
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Scalasaig Village, Argyll and Bute4.2 km E
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Balaruminmore Village, Argyll and Bute4.6 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dun Gallain Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.6 km SW
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Carn Spiris Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SE
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Colonsay Island, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E -
Carn Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km NE
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Carn Airigh Shomhairle Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km E
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Beinn Arnicil Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km SE
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Binnein Riabhach Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.9 km N
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Cnoc an t-Samhla Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.2 km E
Sources & licences
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