- Elevation
- 113 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport74 km
- INV Inverness Airport95 km
About Eilean Fraoich
Eilean Fraoich is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Crodh and Eilean na Gàire.
Photos of Eilean Fraoich
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Beinn Stumanadh Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Strath Naver Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Fraoich
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 99 | 124 | 81 | 75 | 85 | 92 | 106 | 135 | 149 | 159 | 142 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Fraoich
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 192 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 95 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 105 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 192 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 229 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 280 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 281 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Fraoich
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 1,903 natural sites, 570 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km305 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 19 kmN
- Rabbit Islands Island 17 kmN
- Neave Island Island 19 kmN
- Eilean Iosal Island 20 kmN
25–60 km1,069 places
- Clett Island 54 kmNE
- Eilean Dubh Island 48 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 47 kmW
- Oldany Island Island 56 kmW
60–100 km1,150 places
- Hoy Island 80 kmNE
- Flotta Island 87 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 94 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 97 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nan Crodh Island, Highland0.3 km SW
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Eilean na Gàire Island, Highland0.4 km S
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Loch Loyal Lake, Highland1.4 km W
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Meall Eudainn Mountain, Highland2.6 km W
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Beinn Stumanadh Mountain, Highland3.7 km N
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Cnoc nan Cuilean Mountain, Highland3.4 km W
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Meall a' Bhreac-leathaid Mountain, Highland3.7 km NE
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Highland3.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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