- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport49 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport58 km
About Eilean an Fhraoich
Eilean an Fhraoich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Sithean Mor and Leosabhal.
Photos of Eilean an Fhraoich
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Taransay Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Eilean an Fhraoich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (173 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 122 | 137 | 83 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 105 | 145 | 173 | 173 | 164 |
How to get to Eilean an Fhraoich
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 287 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 49 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 58 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 108 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 287 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean an Fhraoich
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,317 natural sites, 997 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km402 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 14 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 23 kmSE
- Rosaigh Island 21 kmSE
- Aird Mhor Island 21 kmSE
25–60 km864 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 56 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 41 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 42 kmN
- Lingay Island 34 kmSW
60–100 km1,070 places
- Isle of Skye Island 86 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 85 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 97 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 92 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Cliasmol Village, Western Isles3.3 km E
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Govig Village, Western Isles3.5 km W
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Miavag Village, Western Isles5.4 km E
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Luskentyre Village, Western Isles8.1 km SE
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Aird Asaig Village, Western Isles10 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sithean Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Leosabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Loch Leosavay Natural site, Western Isles1.8 km SE
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Cleit Conachro Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km W
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Sodhaigh Beag Island, Western Isles2.5 km SE
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Conachro Bay Natural site, Scotland2.6 km W
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Cleiseabhal Mountain, Western Isles3.6 km E
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Tiorga Mor Mountain, Western Isles3.7 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Taransay Island, Western Isles7.1 km S
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Sodhaigh Mor Island, Western Isles3.5 km SE
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Glas-sgeir Bheag Island, Western Isles3.5 km SE
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Eilean nan Stearnag Island, Western Isles4.5 km NW
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Loch a’ Ghlinne Lake, Western Isles4.5 km NW
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Loch Ashavat Lake, Western Isles4.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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