- Elevation
- 116 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport69 km
- INV Inverness Airport90 km
About Eilean Mor
Eilean Mor is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Sgeirean Dubha and Cnoc Lochan na Claise.
Photos of Eilean Mor
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Cul Mor Foxie001 · Public domain -
Cul Beag Foxie001 · Public domain -
Stac Pollaidh Mehmet Karatay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Eilean Mor
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (213 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 193 | 134 | 162 | 96 | 83 | 98 | 109 | 126 | 177 | 199 | 213 | 196 |
How to get to Eilean Mor
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 69 kmwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 130 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 223 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 252 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 265 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mor
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 2,987 natural sites, 909 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km485 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 16 kmW
- Tanera More Island 15 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 17 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 11 kmNW
25–60 km1,284 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 26 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 40 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 45 kmSW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km2,160 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 93 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 96 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverkirkaig Village, Highland7.3 km NW -
Brackloch Village, Highland8.6 km N
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Lochinver Village, Highland8.8 km N
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Baddidarroch Village, Highland9.7 km NW
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Elphin Village, Highland9.7 km E
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Achiltibuie Village, Highland11 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgeirean Dubha Island, Highland0.7 km NE
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Cnoc Lochan na Claise Mountain, Highland1.2 km E
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Loch Sionascaig Lake, Highland0.9 km SE
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Cnoc Loch a' Chinn Ghairbh Mountain, Highland1.3 km E
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Meall nam Fiadh Mountain, Highland1.4 km S
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Meall an Tota Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Cnoc Rubha Sionascaig Mountain, Highland1.6 km N
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Cnoc Ailein Mountain, Highland1.9 km S
Sources & licences
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