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Creag an Eilein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°55′07″ N 5°33′45″ W

Map showing the location of Creag an Eilein Creag an Eilein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mellon Udrigle
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport56 km
INV Inverness Airport99 km

About Creag an Eilein

Creag an Eilein is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Meall na Creige Moire and Meall Leac an Fhaobhair.

Climate of Creag an Eilein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (214 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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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Climate of Creag an Eilein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)195132158907893102117173200214199

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Creag an Eilein

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the east.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 56 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 242 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 262 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 371 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Creag an Eilein

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,527 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 13 kmNE
  • Tanera More Island 14 kmNE
  • Summer Isles Island 12 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 25 kmS

25–60 km1,420 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 50 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 55 kmNW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 53 kmNW
  • Crois Eilean Island 55 kmNW

60–100 km2,910 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 80 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 74 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmSW

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