- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport23 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport30 km
About Beinn Ailein
Beinn Ailein is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 181 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Loch Eynort and Eilean Ailein.
Photos of Beinn Ailein
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Triuirebheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Choradail Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Beinn Ailein
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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) | 6° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 166 | 120 | 134 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 114 | 150 | 177 | 172 | 166 |
How to get to Beinn Ailein
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 240 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 23 kmsouth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 30 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 304 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beinn Ailein
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,095 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km236 places
- Stulaigh Island 4 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 13 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 23 kmS
- Dùn Mòr Island 16 kmN
25–60 km587 places
- Hebrides Island 41 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 52 kmNE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 30 kmSW
- Lingay Island 53 kmN
60–100 km1,178 places
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 77 kmE
- Eigg Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of South Uist Village, Western Isles4 km N
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Lochboisdale Village, Western Isles5.1 km S
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Kildonan Village, Western Isles5.8 km W
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Frobost Village, Western Isles6 km W
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Crois Dùghaill Village, Western Isles7.3 km SW
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Daliburgh Village, Western Isles7.5 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Eynort Natural site, Western Isles0.7 km NE
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Eilean Ailein Island, Western Isles0.9 km E
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Airneabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.2 km SW
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Mullach a' Ghlinn Mhoir Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Rubha nan Sruthan Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Meall Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km NE
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Trinneabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km W
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Stulaval Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Triuirebheinn Mountain, Western Isles5 km SE
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Beinn Choradail Mountain, Western Isles7.2 km N
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Beinn Bheag Deas Mountain, Western Isles3 km N
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Heabhal Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km W
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Beinn na Tobha Mountain, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Layaval Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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