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Island

Eilean a' Chaolais

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°51′21″ N 5°47′08″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean a' Chaolais Eilean a' Chaolais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Roshven
2.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport77 km
BRR Barra Airport103 km

About Eilean a' Chaolais

Eilean a' Chaolais is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Rubha Chaolais and Eilean nan Gobhar.

Climate of Eilean a' Chaolais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 264 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (266 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Eilean a' Chaolais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°15°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26616720911699110129152225247264259

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean a' Chaolais

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 77 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean a' Chaolais

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,901 natural sites, 1,304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km481 places

  • Eigg Island 24 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 23 kmS
  • Eilean Shona Island 9 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 2 kmW

25–60 km1,668 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 57 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 49 kmN
  • Eriska Island 43 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km3,090 places

  • Hebrides Island 64 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 61 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 92 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmNW

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