- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport103 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport106 km
About Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Fraoch Eilean and Sandaig Islands.
Photos of Eilean Mòr
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Beinn Sgritheall W. L. Tarbert · Public domain -
Dun Telve John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dun Troddan Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Mòr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 263 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (263 mm)
- Driest month
- May (99 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° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 254 | 162 | 202 | 113 | 99 | 113 | 124 | 143 | 221 | 245 | 263 | 256 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Mòr
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 103 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 170 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 103 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 106 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 170 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 184 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 205 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 287 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mòr
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 3,900 natural sites, 1,299 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km513 places
- Scalpay Island 21 kmNW
- Sandaig Islands Island 1 kmE
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 6 kmSE
- Pabay Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km1,706 places
- Isle of Skye Island 36 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 33 kmNW
- Eigg Island 41 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 58 kmS
60–100 km3,019 places
- Hebrides Island 71 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 67 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 97 kmNW
- Clett Island 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eilanreach Village, Highland5.8 km NE
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Isleornsay Village, Highland6.8 km W -
Duisdalemore Village, Highland6.1 km W
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Glenelg Village, Highland7 km NE
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Kylerhea Village, Highland7.1 km N
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Drumfearn Village, Highland8.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fraoch Eilean Island, Highland0.3 km E
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Sandaig Islands Island, Highland0.2 km E
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Sgeir Mholach Island, Highland0.5 km E
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Eilean Carach Island, Highland0.7 km E
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Sandaig Bay Natural site, Highland1.2 km E
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Sandaig Hill Mountain, Highland1.5 km NE
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Cnoc Loch Drabhaig Mountain, Highland1.9 km E
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Monadh nan Lochan Mountain, Highland3.3 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Ornsay Island, Highland5.2 km W
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Eilean Sionnach Island, Highland5.5 km SW
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Eilean a' Chuilinn Island, Highland6.4 km SE
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Eilean Ràrsaidh Island, Highland6.5 km SE
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Eilean a' Phiòbaire Island, Highland9.3 km SE
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Guillamon Island Island, Highland18 km NW
Sources & licences
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