- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport26 km
- BRR Barra Airport77 km
About Eilean an Dùnain
Eilean an Dùnain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Chaolais and Berneray.
Photos of Eilean an Dùnain
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Spuir Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean an Dùnain
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 an Dùnain
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 273 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 26 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 77 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 77 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 273 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 355 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean an Dùnain
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,299 natural sites, 1,009 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km365 places
- Lingay Island 3 kmSW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 22 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 23 kmNE
- Bhalaigh Island 16 kmE
25–60 km889 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 33 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 41 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 37 kmNE
- Clett Island 39 kmSE
60–100 km1,076 places
- Hebrides Island 85 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 77 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Port nan Long Village, Western Isles2.2 km S
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Borve Village, Western Isles2.4 km NE
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles2.8 km S
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Ruisgarry Village, Western Isles3.5 km NE
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Baile Village, Western Isles3.8 km NE
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles6.2 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn a' Chaolais Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km SE
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Berneray Island, Western Isles1.8 km NE
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Cnoc Bhuirgh Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km NE
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Eilean na Mi-chomhairle Island, Western Isles2.3 km S
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Eilean Fuam Island, Western Isles2.2 km E
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Eilean nan Faoileag Island, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km S
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Eilean na Cloiche Island, Western Isles2.6 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Torogay Island, Western Isles3.5 km SE
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Spuir Island, Western Isles5.4 km NW
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Lingay Island, Western Isles3 km SW
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Lingeigh Island, Western Isles3.1 km SW
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Beinn Shleibhe Island, Western Isles4.7 km NE
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Mullach Mor (Boreray) Island, Western Isles4.9 km W
Sources & licences
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