- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport7 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport103 km
About Eilean a' Chrotaich
Eilean a' Chrotaich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Phabail and Eilean Mòr Phabail.
Climate of Eilean a' Chrotaich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 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) | 146 | 109 | 118 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 86 | 120 | 146 | 152 | 141 |
How to get to Eilean a' Chrotaich
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 7 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 272 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 7 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 103 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 148 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 272 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 284 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 309 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 399 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean a' Chrotaich
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 2,129 natural sites, 1,031 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km185 places
- Tannaraidh Island 13 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 11 kmSW
- Crois Eilean Island 14 kmSW
- Glas Sgeir Island 12 kmSW
25–60 km911 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 46 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 34 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 33 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km2,085 places
- Isle of Skye Island 98 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 89 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 79 kmS
- Lingay Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eagleton Village, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Lower Bayble Village, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Bayble Village, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Swordale Village, Western Isles2.8 km NW
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Knock Village, Western Isles3.2 km NW
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Upper Bayble Village, Western Isles3.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Phabail Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km NW
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Eilean Mòr Phabail Island, Western Isles1.8 km NE
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Eilean Beag Phabail Island, Western Isles1.8 km NE
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Eilean a' Chàise Island, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Sidhean Mor Mountain, Western Isles4.4 km NE
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Point Peninsula Natural site, Western Isles4.5 km N
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Eilean nan Caorach Island, Western Isles5.7 km W
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Eilean nan Uan Island, Western Isles5.8 km W
Sources & licences
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