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Eilean Àird Meithinis

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′53″ N 6°56′40″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Àird Meithinis Eilean Àird Meithinis
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Uigen
0.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport36 km
BEB Benbecula Airport84 km

About Eilean Àird Meithinis

Eilean Àird Meithinis is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Cleit Chairisiadair and Cnoc Riof.

Climate of Eilean Àird Meithinis

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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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Climate of Eilean Àird Meithinis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Eilean Àird Meithinis

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 307 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 36 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 84 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 134 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 307 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 312 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Eilean Àird Meithinis

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,025 natural sites, 889 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 16 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 18 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 9 kmN
  • Craigeam Island 12 kmNE

25–60 km514 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 34 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 41 kmSE
  • Tannaraidh Island 32 kmE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 34 kmE

60–100 km1,022 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
  • Lingay Island 60 kmS
  • Clett Island 77 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    0.6 km N
  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    1.4 km NE
  • Geisiadar Village, Western Isles
    2.5 km SE
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    2.6 km N
  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    3 km N
  • Uig Village, Western Isles
    3.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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