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Eilean na h-Iolaire

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°37′15″ N 4°43′46″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean na h-Iolaire Eilean na h-Iolaire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
291 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tigh na Cruaiche
5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport85 km
DND Dundee Airport106 km

About Eilean na h-Iolaire

Eilean na h-Iolaire is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Molach and Lochan Beinn Chaorach.

Climate of Eilean na h-Iolaire

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 238 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (271 mm)
Driest month
June (105 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 na h-Iolaire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°13°15°16°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)271175197111110105120143201233238247

How to get to Eilean na h-Iolaire

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 89 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 85 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 111 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 89 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 171 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 238 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean na h-Iolaire

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 4,862 natural sites, 1,309 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Eilean Molach Island 1 kmSW
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 21 kmE
  • Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 19 kmE
  • Eilean na Longairt Island 21 kmN

25–60 km2,073 places

  • Eriska Island 43 kmW
  • Shuna Island Island 41 kmW
  • Lismore Island Island 53 kmW
  • Kerrera Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km3,812 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 96 kmS
  • Eigg Island 93 kmW
  • Scarba Island 78 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 74 kmW

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