- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport7 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport52 km
About Eilean a' Ceud
Eilean a' Ceud is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Gighay and Hellisay.
Photos of Eilean a' Ceud
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Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Eilean a' Ceud
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Eilean a' Ceud
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 7 kmwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 52 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 284 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean a' Ceud
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 998 natural sites, 899 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 12 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 20 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 2 kmSW
- Vatersay Island Island 16 kmSW
25–60 km357 places
- Hebrides Island 32 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 56 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 37 kmN
60–100 km1,390 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmNE
- Eigg Island 72 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles8.4 km SW
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Bogach Village, Western Isles5.3 km SW
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles5.5 km W
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles5.7 km W
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Balnabodach Village, Western Isles5.8 km SW
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Acairseid Village, Western Isles6.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gighay Island, Western Isles0.6 km NE
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Eilean na Cartach Island, Western Isles0.4 km S
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Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay) Island, Western Isles0.5 km N
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Beinn a' Charnain Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km W
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Eilean a' Ghamhna Island, Western Isles0.7 km NW
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Meall Mor Island, Western Isles0.8 km S
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Flodday Island, Western Isles2.3 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fuday Island, Western Isles4.7 km NW
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Orosay Island, Western Isles5.2 km W
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Snagaras Island, Western Isles1.8 km SW
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Garbh-Lingeigh Island, Western Isles2.3 km SW
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Eilean Sheumais Island, Western Isles2.6 km SW
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Sgeirislum Island, Western Isles3 km SW
Sources & licences
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