- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport91 km
About Eilean a’ Ghobha
Eilean a’ Ghobha is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Pollnan Ròn and Brona Cleit.
Climate of Eilean a’ Ghobha
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- March (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- October (181 mm)
- Driest month
- June (78 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) | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 11° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 126 | 145 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 92 | 108 | 148 | 181 | 172 | 158 |
How to get to Eilean a’ Ghobha
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 338 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 91 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 141 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 346 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 354 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 374 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean a’ Ghobha
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 675 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Soray Island 3 kmE
- Eilean Mòr Island 3 kmE
- Seven Hunters Island 2 kmE
- Rodbrheim Island 1 kmN
25–60 km377 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 52 kmE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 53 kmE
- Bearasaigh Island 43 kmE
- Craigeam Island 48 kmE
60–100 km878 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 65 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 74 kmSE
- Lingay Island 71 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 74 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pollnan Ròn Island, Western Isles0.2 km N
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Brona Cleit Mountain, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Rodbrheim Island, Western Isles0.3 km N
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Roaiream Island, Western Isles0.4 km N
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Bronna-na-Cleit Island, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Seven Hunters Island, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Eilean Mor W Stack Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km E
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Sgeir Toman West Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km E
Sources & licences
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