- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport80 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport84 km
About Glas Eilean
Glas Eilean is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Fraoch Eilean and Ard an Torrain.
Climate of Glas Eilean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 240 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (240 mm)
- Driest month
- May (91 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° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 215 | 135 | 169 | 99 | 91 | 108 | 114 | 128 | 204 | 229 | 240 | 226 |
How to get to Glas Eilean
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 80 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 210 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 80 kmwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 84 kmnorth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 99 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 210 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 217 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 240 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 320 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glas Eilean
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,563 natural sites, 1,496 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km293 places
- Isle of Skye Island 23 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 10 kmS
- Scalpay Island 21 kmS
- Eilean Tigh Island 5 kmNE
25–60 km1,445 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmW
- Scalpay Island 58 kmNW
- Clett Island 37 kmW
- Rosaigh Island 59 kmNW
60–100 km3,356 places
- Hebrides Island 73 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 66 kmNW
- Eigg Island 64 kmS
- Oronsay Island 91 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Arnish Village, Highland2.7 km S
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Brochel Village, Highland3.6 km S
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Portree Village, Highland12 km SW
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Balmeanach Village, Highland9.2 km S
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Balachuirn Village, Highland9.5 km S
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Toravaig Village, Highland10 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fraoch Eilean Island, Scotland0.4 km SE
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Ard an Torrain Mountain, Highland1.1 km SE
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Loch Arnish Natural site, Highland1.3 km SE
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Eilean Fladday Island, Highland1 km N
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Beinn na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland1.8 km E
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Griana-sgeir Island, Scotland1.6 km N
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Carn Loch Beag Mountain, Highland2.7 km S
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Sithean Mor Mountain, Highland2.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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