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Isle of Eigg

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°53′58″ N 6°08′27″ W

Map showing the location of Isle of Eigg Isle of Eigg
Location in United Kingdom
Population
67
67
Elevation
95 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport63 km
BRR Barra Airport80 km

About Isle of Eigg

Isle of Eigg is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 67. Elevation: 95 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Eigg and An Sgurr.

Climate of Isle of Eigg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 242 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (242 mm)
Driest month
May (88 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 Isle of Eigg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)2371451821028899118139207229242230

How to get to Isle of Eigg

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 63 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 164 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 164 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 247 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 257 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Isle of Eigg

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,189 natural sites, 1,444 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km254 places

  • Eigg Island 2 kmW
  • The Small Isles Island 13 kmNW
  • Eilean Shona Island 21 kmSE
  • Samalaman Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km1,392 places

  • Hebrides Island 42 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 45 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 54 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 44 kmN

60–100 km3,025 places

  • Colonsay Island 93 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 89 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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