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Island

Eilean na Mòine

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°52′56″ N 5°37′44″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean na Mòine Eilean na Mòine
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lochailort
2.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport87 km
BRR Barra Airport111 km

About Eilean na Mòine

Eilean na Mòine is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Carn Dhugaill Odhair and Eilean an Lochain Duibh.

Climate of Eilean na Mòine

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (291 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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 Mòine
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)291187236129108119139163239264283283

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean na Mòine

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 87 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 87 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 111 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 182 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 255 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean na Mòine

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,181 natural sites, 1,295 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km529 places

  • Eilean Shona Island 18 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 12 kmW
  • Luinga Mhòr Island 19 kmW
  • Eilean Ighe Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,787 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 60 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 33 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 50 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km3,194 places

  • Hebrides Island 73 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 62 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 98 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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