- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport17 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport85 km
About Eilean Beag Laxay
Eilean Beag Laxay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mor Lacasaidh and Nabhar.
Climate of Eilean Beag Laxay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 163 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 115 | 128 | 80 | 67 | 74 | 86 | 96 | 133 | 159 | 163 | 154 |
How to get to Eilean Beag Laxay
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 17 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 280 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 17 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 85 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 132 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 284 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 285 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Beag Laxay
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,938 natural sites, 1,141 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km440 places
- Tannaraidh Island 7 kmNE
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 9 kmE
- Crois Eilean Island 6 kmE
- Mullach Buidhe Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km556 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 28 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 27 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 27 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 28 kmS
60–100 km2,103 places
- Isle of Skye Island 90 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 84 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 67 kmS
- Scalpay Island 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Mor Lacasaidh Island, Western Isles0.3 km SW
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Nabhar Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Meannan Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Beinn a' Charnain Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Sgeir a' Phuirt Island, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Cracal Mountain, Western Isles2.5 km SW
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Beinn Ceadraiseal Mountain, Western Isles2.5 km NW
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Cnoc Mullach Tom Tamh Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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