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Eilean Àird nan Uan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°50′49″ N 6°15′56″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Àird nan Uan Eilean Àird nan Uan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
An Gallanach
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport54 km
BRR Barra Airport74 km

About Eilean Àird nan Uan

Eilean Àird nan Uan is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Each and Aird an Eilean.

Climate of Eilean Àird nan Uan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 251 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (251 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Àird nan Uan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°9°10°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°9°11°13°13°11°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)24515619311197107125148217241251240

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean Àird nan Uan

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 54 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 74 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 206 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 251 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 255 kmeast

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

Day trips from Eilean Àird nan Uan

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 2,912 natural sites, 1,388 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

  • Eigg Island 8 kmNE
  • The Small Isles Island 17 kmN
  • Rùm Island 18 kmN
  • Muck Island Island 2 kmSE

25–60 km1,315 places

  • Hebrides Island 36 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 50 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 52 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 29 kmSE

60–100 km2,879 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 61 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 87 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 76 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 83 kmS

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