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Eilean Coille

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°49′07″ N 5°52′16″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Coille Eilean Coille
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Smirisary
1.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport71 km
BRR Barra Airport98 km

About Eilean Coille

Eilean Coille is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Smirisary Hill and Sgurr an Teintein.

Climate of Eilean Coille

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (266 mm)
Driest month
May (98 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 Coille
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°9°11°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)26616320511898105128155222241258250

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean Coille

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 71 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 71 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 98 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 247 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Coille

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,717 natural sites, 1,312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km449 places

  • Eigg Island 20 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 18 kmS
  • Eilean Shona Island 4 kmS
  • Samalaman Island Island 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,562 places

  • Hebrides Island 60 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 58 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 52 kmN
  • Eriska Island 43 kmSE

60–100 km3,053 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 64 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 86 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 82 kmS

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