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Eilean Choinneich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°41′04″ N 5°09′10″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Choinneich Eilean Choinneich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballachulish
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport101 km
TRE Tiree Airport107 km

About Eilean Choinneich

Eilean Choinneich is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na h-luraiche and Eilean Munde.

Climate of Eilean Choinneich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (288 mm)
Driest month
May (106 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 Choinneich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)288189229120106113133157222248266279

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Eilean Choinneich

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 101 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 107 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 101 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 107 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 117 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 237 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Choinneich

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 4,697 natural sites, 1,373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km418 places

  • Eriska Island 23 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Caorach Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean Loch Oscair Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km2,256 places

  • Oronsay Island 47 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Shuna Island 59 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 45 kmW

60–100 km3,459 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 96 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 96 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 95 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 66 kmW

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