- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport85 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport91 km
About Maiden Island
Maiden Island is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Barra Mor and Cnoc Carnach.
Photos of Maiden Island
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Lady’s Rock Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Creag Island Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eilean Musdile Scottholland at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Gylen Castle Macsels · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lismore Lighthouse BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Maiden Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 196 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (208 mm)
- Driest month
- May (81 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° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 208 | 131 | 155 | 94 | 81 | 87 | 107 | 129 | 174 | 193 | 196 | 198 |
How to get to Maiden Island
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 99 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmsoutheast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 96 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 99 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 152 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Maiden Island
Within 100 km: 75 historic and cultural sites, 3,787 natural sites, 1,382 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km566 places
- Eriska Island 12 kmNE
- Torsa Island Island 21 kmS
- Shuna Island Island 19 kmN
- Shuna Island 25 kmS
25–60 km1,961 places
- Kiloran Beach Beach 56 kmSW
- Scarba Island 31 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 37 kmNW
- Cala Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,717 places
- Isle of Arran Island 94 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmSE
- Colonsay Island 60 kmSW
- Eigg Island 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Barra Mor Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km SE
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Cnoc Carnach Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.2 km E
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Ardantrive Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.3 km S
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Sgeir an Eitich Island, Argyll and Bute0.9 km NE
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Ganavan Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute1.6 km E
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Ardantrive Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute1.3 km S
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Lochan Dubh Lake, Argyll and Bute1.9 km E
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Sgeir-rathaid Island, Argyll and Bute2 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eilean Musdile Island, Argyll and Bute7.5 km NW
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Creag Island Island, Argyll and Bute5.3 km N
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Eilean nan Uan Island, Argyll and Bute2.7 km SW
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Sgeir Dhonn Island, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SW
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Eilean nan Gamhna Island, Argyll and Bute3.4 km SW
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Lady’s Rock Island, Argyll and Bute7.9 km W
Sources & licences
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