- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport23 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport30 km
About Eilean Ailein
Eilean Ailein is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Loch Eynort and Beinn Ailein.
Photos of Eilean Ailein
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Triuirebheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Choradail Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Ailein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 166 | 120 | 134 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 114 | 150 | 177 | 172 | 166 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Ailein
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 23 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 240 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 23 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 30 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 304 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Ailein
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,120 natural sites, 891 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km240 places
- Stulaigh Island 4 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 13 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 24 kmS
- Dùn Mòr Island 16 kmN
25–60 km593 places
- Hebrides Island 40 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 51 kmNE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 30 kmSW
- Lingay Island 52 kmN
60–100 km1,198 places
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 76 kmE
- Eigg Island 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of South Uist Village, Western Isles4.1 km NW
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Lochboisdale Village, Western Isles5.5 km S
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Kildonan Village, Western Isles6.6 km W
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Frobost Village, Western Isles6.8 km W
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Crois Dùghaill Village, Western Isles8 km SW
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Daliburgh Village, Western Isles8.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Eynort Natural site, Western Isles0.4 km NW
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Beinn Ailein Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km W
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Mullach a' Ghlinn Mhoir Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km SE
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Meall Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Rubha nan Sruthan Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Eilean Sloc Sàthaidh Island, Western Isles1.5 km NE
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Eilean nan Gamhna Island, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Airneabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km W
Sources & licences
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