- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport49 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport72 km
About Eilean Iosal
Eilean Iosal is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Caisteal an Fhithich and Beinn a' Ghobhainn.
Climate of Eilean Iosal
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 197 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (197 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 123 | 147 | 86 | 76 | 90 | 103 | 119 | 173 | 193 | 197 | 191 |
How to get to Eilean Iosal
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 238 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 49 kmwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 72 kmnorth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 82 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 238 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 251 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 273 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 275 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Iosal
Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 2,482 natural sites, 1,294 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km215 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 10 kmSW
- Clett Island 7 kmSW
- Eilean Trodday Island 23 kmNE
- Staffin Island Island 23 kmE
25–60 km1,433 places
- Isle of Skye Island 37 kmSE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 38 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 37 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 32 kmN
60–100 km2,155 places
- Hebrides Island 70 kmS
- Eigg Island 80 kmS
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 89 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Caisteal an Fhithich Mountain, Highland1.1 km NW
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Beinn a' Ghobhainn Mountain, Highland2.3 km W
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Eilean Creagach Island, Highland2.4 km NE
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Ben Geary Mountain, Highland3.1 km SW
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Eilean Garave Island, Highland2.7 km E
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South Ascrib Island, Highland3.1 km E
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Ascrib Islands Island, Highland3 km E
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Sgeir a' Chapuill Island, Highland3.2 km E
Sources & licences
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