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Island

Eilean na Saille

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′10″ N 5°25′07″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean na Saille Eilean na Saille
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
8 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Garadheancal
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport58 km
INV Inverness Airport97 km

About Eilean na Saille

Eilean na Saille is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir Loisgte and Doire na Sroine.

Climate of Eilean na Saille

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 201 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (201 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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 Saille
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°13°15°16°17°15°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°5°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)18112514685749099115165187201185

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean na Saille

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 58 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 97 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 130 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 227 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 250 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 267 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 382 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean na Saille

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,301 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km372 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 2 kmW
  • Tanera More Island 1 kmSE
  • Summer Isles Island 2 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,301 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 36 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 60 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 58 kmW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 58 kmW

60–100 km2,683 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 94 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 83 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 81 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 93 kmSW

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