- Elevation
- 47 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport38 km
- ILY Islay Airport86 km
About Little Colonsay
Little Colonsay is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Garbh Eilean and Sgeir Dhubh.
Photos of Little Colonsay
-
Staffa Keith Boardman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Little Colonsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 221 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- January (236 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 236 | 144 | 177 | 105 | 84 | 91 | 116 | 142 | 193 | 214 | 221 | 212 |
How to get to Little Colonsay
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 140 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 38 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 86 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 96 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 140 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 208 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 266 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Colonsay
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 2,624 natural sites, 1,175 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Ulva Island 4 kmNE
- Treshnish Isles Island 10 kmNW
- Soa Island Island 22 kmSW
- Rèidh Eilean Island 16 kmSW
25–60 km1,119 places
- Colonsay Island 43 kmS
- Eigg Island 50 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 39 kmS
- Scarba Island 45 kmSE
60–100 km2,438 places
- Hebrides Island 67 kmNW
- Isle of Skye Island 95 kmN
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 97 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 94 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
-
Gometra House Village, Argyll and Bute4.5 km NW
-
Gometra Village, Argyll and Bute4.6 km NW
-
Bearnus Village, Argyll and Bute4.8 km N
-
Balnahard Village, Argyll and Bute8 km E
-
Clachandhu Village, Argyll and Bute8 km E
-
Dishig Village, Argyll and Bute8 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garbh Eilean Island, Argyll and Bute1.4 km NE
-
Sgeir Dhubh Island, Argyll and Bute1.6 km NE
-
Eilean na Creiche Island, Argyll and Bute1.7 km NE
-
Eilean Bàn Island, Argyll and Bute1.7 km NE
-
Eilean an Eoin Island, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
-
Eilean an Righ Island, Argyll and Bute2.5 km NE
-
Eilean na h-Uamha Island, Argyll and Bute2.8 km NE
-
Eilean Beag Reilean Island, Argyll and Bute2.9 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
-
Staffa Island, Argyll and Bute5.3 km W
-
Eilean an Dusain Island, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NE
-
Fladda Island, Argyll and Bute10 km NW -
Mâisgeir Island, Argyll and Bute3 km NW
-
Ulva Island, Argyll and Bute3.9 km NE
-
Geasgill Beag Island, Argyll and Bute5.7 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: