- Elevation
- 231 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport11 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport99 km
About Beinn Chailein
Beinn Chailein is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 231 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Ben Barvas and Beinn Bhearnach.
Photos of Beinn Chailein
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Ben Barvas Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Beinn Chailein
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (160 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 116 | 128 | 80 | 66 | 73 | 84 | 94 | 130 | 157 | 160 | 151 |
How to get to Beinn Chailein
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 11 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 290 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 11 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 99 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 147 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 290 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 298 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 325 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beinn Chailein
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,706 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km394 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 16 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 15 kmNW
- Bearasaigh Island 24 kmW
- Tannaraidh Island 14 kmSE
25–60 km427 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 42 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 43 kmS
- Rosaigh Island 44 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 54 kmS
60–100 km1,877 places
- Island of Raasay Island 99 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmS
- Lingay Island 76 kmSW
- Clett Island 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Stornoway City, Western Isles8.4 km SE -
Isle of Lewis Town, Western Isles7.9 km E
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Aird Tong Village, Western Isles10 km E
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Sandwick Village, Western Isles10 km SE
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Guershader Neighbourhood, Western Isles7.4 km E
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Laxdale Neighbourhood, Western Isles7.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Barvas Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km SE
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Beinn Bhearnach Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Beinn a' Sgridhe Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Beinn Mholach Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km N
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Beinn Bharabhais Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km NE
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Beinn Thulabaigh Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km SE
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Loch na Scaravat Lake, Western Isles2.9 km N
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Stacashal Mountain, Western Isles4.1 km W
Sources & licences
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