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Eilean Mòr

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°27′59″ N 5°20′53″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Mòr Eilean Mòr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
29 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balnacra
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
SYY Stornoway Airport102 km

About Eilean Mòr

Eilean Mòr is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Loch MacDougall and Carn Mor.

Climate of Eilean Mòr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 282 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (282 mm)
Driest month
May (110 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 Mòr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)279186231125110121135155232261282278

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Eilean Mòr

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 182 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 102 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 190 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 322 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Mòr

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 4,169 natural sites, 1,064 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km483 places

  • Eilean Donan Island 24 kmSW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 21 kmSW
  • Kishorn Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chaoil Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,872 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 57 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 44 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 43 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 50 kmE

60–100 km2,913 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 99 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 80 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 77 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 90 kmNW

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