- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport46 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport56 km
About Eilean Àird Rainis
Eilean Àird Rainis is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Mor and Cnoc Caolas-sgeire-buidhe.
Photos of Eilean Àird Rainis
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Ben Luskentyre David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Àird Rainis
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 Àird Rainis
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 271 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 46 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 56 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 271 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 292 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Àird Rainis
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,754 natural sites, 1,109 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km381 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 4 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 6 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 4 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,051 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 42 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 49 kmN
- Lingay Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km1,452 places
- Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 69 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 81 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 80 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles4.2 km E
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Ceann-na-Cleithe Village, Western Isles3 km S
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Urgha Village, Western Isles3 km N
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Carragrich Village, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Plocrapool Village, Western Isles3.5 km S
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Tarbert Village, Western Isles3.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc Mor Mountain, Western Isles0.6 km SW
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Cnoc Caolas-sgeire-buidhe Mountain, Western Isles1 km S
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Eileanan a' Ghille-bheid Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Eilean a' Gheòidh Island, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Eilean na h-Airighe Island, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Sgeotasaigh Island, Western Isles1.6 km NE
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East Loch Tarbert Natural site, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Eilean Mòr Island, Western Isles1.8 km N
Sources & licences
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