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Isle of Rum

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′27″ N 6°19′34″ W

Map showing the location of Isle of Rum Isle of Rum
Location in United Kingdom
Population
22
22
Elevation
286 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport66 km
BRR Barra Airport68 km

About Isle of Rum

Isle of Rum is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 22. Elevation: 286 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Mam Tuath and Glen Harris.

Climate of Isle of Rum

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 229 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (229 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Rum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°8°11°13°15°15°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)212132165968598112129198220229216

How to get to Isle of Rum

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 66 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 180 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 66 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 68 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 82 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 214 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 257 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Isle of Rum

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 2,881 natural sites, 1,462 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Eigg Island 15 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 10 kmNW
  • Soay Island 15 kmN
  • The Small Isles Island 5 kmE

25–60 km1,349 places

  • Hebrides Island 30 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 33 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 45 kmN
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 58 kmN

60–100 km2,902 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Scarba Island 99 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 98 kmN
  • Lingay Island 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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