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Eilean Ghrùididh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°40′00″ N 5°26′10″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Ghrùididh Eilean Ghrùididh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterewe
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport81 km
INV Inverness Airport84 km

About Eilean Ghrùididh

Eilean Ghrùididh is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Druim Mor and Sgeirean an Amadain.

Climate of Eilean Ghrùididh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 285 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
December (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (285 mm)
Driest month
May (113 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 Ghrùididh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)279188235130113125138159234266285278

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Eilean Ghrùididh

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 81 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 200 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Ghrùididh

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,993 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km517 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 5 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 6 kmNW
  • Longa Island Island 25 kmW
  • Gruinard Island Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,554 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 49 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 54 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 39 kmN
  • Moy Island Island 56 kmE

60–100 km3,096 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 85 kmW
  • Eigg Island 96 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmW

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