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Eilean Choinaid

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′12″ N 5°26′25″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Choinaid Eilean Choinaid
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Garadheancal
2.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport57 km
INV Inverness Airport98 km

About Eilean Choinaid

Eilean Choinaid is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Tanera Beg and Eilean a' Char.

Climate of Eilean Choinaid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 201 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (201 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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 Choinaid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°16°17°15°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°5°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)18112514685749099115165187201185

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean Choinaid

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 57 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 129 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 228 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 251 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 382 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Choinaid

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,307 natural sites, 1,028 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km357 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 1 kmW
  • Tanera More Island 2 kmSE
  • Summer Isles Island 2 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,317 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 37 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 59 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 56 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 59 kmW

60–100 km2,697 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 80 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmSW

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