- Elevation
- 251 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport70 km
- DND Dundee Airport105 km
About Eilean an Righ
Eilean an Righ is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Con and Loch Laggan.
Photos of Eilean an Righ
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Creag Pitridh Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Stob Poite Coire Ardair Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Geal Charn Thelma Smart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean an Righ
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 219 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (255 mm)
- Driest month
- June (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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 255 | 163 | 189 | 100 | 104 | 99 | 107 | 128 | 180 | 212 | 219 | 226 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean an Righ
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (121 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 106 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 105 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 121 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 122 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 137 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 145 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean an Righ
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 4,966 natural sites, 1,150 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km431 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 22 kmNW
- Bàn Eilean Island 23 kmN
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 18 kmSW
- Eilean na Fead Island 22 kmW
25–60 km1,862 places
- Eilean Aigas Island 54 kmN
- Eilean Molach Island 41 kmSW
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 58 kmSW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 49 kmN
60–100 km3,878 places
- Scalpay Island 99 kmW
- Oronsay Island 95 kmW
- Eriska Island 74 kmSW
- Moy Island Island 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardverikie Village, Highland1 km E
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Kinloch Laggan Village, Highland4.7 km NE
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Tòrgulbin Village, Highland7.3 km SW
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Melgarve Village, Highland7.9 km NW
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Shirramore Village, Highland9.7 km NE
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Moy Village, Highland10 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nan Con Island, Highland0.3 km E
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Loch Laggan Lake, Highland0.6 km S
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Meall Damh Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Binnein Shios Mountain, Highland2 km S
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Druim na Beiste Mountain, Highland2.7 km E
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Creag a' Chuir Mountain, Highland2.8 km S
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Mullach Doir-ath Mountain, Highland2.9 km SE
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Meall Ghoirleig Mountain, Highland3.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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