- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport24 km
- BRR Barra Airport75 km
About Eilean a' Mhòrain
Eilean a' Mhòrain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Aird a' Mhorain and Boreray.
Photos of Eilean a' Mhòrain
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Spuir Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean a' Mhòrain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (164 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 113 | 123 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 101 | 139 | 164 | 162 | 156 |
How to get to Eilean a' Mhòrain
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 276 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 24 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 75 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 296 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 317 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean a' Mhòrain
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,181 natural sites, 986 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km350 places
- Lingay Island 4 kmE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 23 kmSE
- Bhalaigh Island 22 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 10 kmNE
25–60 km748 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 38 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 46 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 43 kmNE
- Clett Island 44 kmSE
60–100 km1,090 places
- Hebrides Island 86 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 77 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 82 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sollas Village, Western Isles5.6 km SW
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Ahmore Village, Western Isles6 km SE
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Middlequarter Neighbourhood, Western Isles6 km SW
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles6 km E
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles10 km S
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles6.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aird a' Mhorain Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Boreray Island, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Mullach Mor (Boreray) Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Lingeigh Island, Western Isles3.5 km E
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Orasaigh Island, Western Isles3.6 km S
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Spuir Island, Western Isles4.5 km N
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Oronsay Island, Western Isles3.6 km SE
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Lingay Island, Western Isles3.9 km E
Sources & licences
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