- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport48 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport55 km
About Eilean an Arbhair
Eilean an Arbhair is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Driniasadair and Eilean Mhic Phail.
Photos of Eilean an Arbhair
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse simon stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean an Arbhair
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).
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| 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 an Arbhair
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 48 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 55 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 101 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 290 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 366 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean an Arbhair
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,813 natural sites, 1,133 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 6 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 6 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 3 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 9 kmSW
25–60 km1,148 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 51 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Lingay Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km1,482 places
- Hebrides Island 98 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ceann-na-Cleithe Village, Western Isles0.5 km SW
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Plocrapool Village, Western Isles0.8 km S
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles4 km NE
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Greosabhagh Village, Western Isles3.1 km SW
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Sgalpaigh Village, Western Isles3.9 km NE
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Scalpay Village Village, Western Isles4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Driniasadair Mountain, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Eilean Mhic Phail Island, Western Isles0.4 km SE
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Gloraig Dhubh Island, Western Isles0.7 km NE
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Gloraig a' Chaimbeulaich Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Gloraig Iosal Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Cleit a' Bhraigh Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km SE
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Cnoc nan Adag Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km W
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Sgeir Ghobhlach Island, Western Isles1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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