- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport45 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport57 km
About Eilean a' Ghuail
Eilean a' Ghuail is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mòr and Eilean na h-Airighe.
Photos of Eilean a' Ghuail
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Ben Luskentyre David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean a' Ghuail
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- May (74 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° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 126 | 144 | 89 | 74 | 83 | 97 | 110 | 154 | 181 | 182 | 173 |
How to get to Eilean a' Ghuail
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 273 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 45 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 57 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 104 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 293 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 307 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean a' Ghuail
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,711 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km407 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 2 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 8 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 5 kmSE
- Aird Mhor Island 12 kmSW
25–60 km979 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 44 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 47 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Lingay Island 36 kmSW
60–100 km1,450 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 83 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 81 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tarbert Village, Western Isles1.7 km NW
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Urgha Village, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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West Tarbert Village, Western Isles2 km NW
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles5.3 km E
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Carragrich Village, Western Isles3.1 km E
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Steinis Village, Western Isles4.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Mòr Island, Western Isles0.2 km S
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Eilean na h-Airighe Island, Western Isles0.6 km SE
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Eilean a' Gheòidh Island, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Isle of Harris Natural site, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Laxadale Lochs Lake, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Langracleit Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Cnoc Mor Mountain, Western Isles2.5 km S
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Eilean Àird Rainis Island, Western Isles2 km S
Sources & licences
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