- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport26 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport28 km
About Eilean Bholuim
Eilean Bholuim is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Beinn na Tobha and Beinn nan Caorach.
Photos of Eilean Bholuim
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Triuirebheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Choradail Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Bholuim
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 166 | 120 | 134 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 114 | 150 | 177 | 172 | 166 |
How to get to Eilean Bholuim
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 239 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 26 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 28 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 239 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 305 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 312 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Bholuim
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,210 natural sites, 940 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km237 places
- Stulaigh Island 5 kmS
- Siolaigh Mor Island 10 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 14 kmNW
- Tathanais Island 16 kmN
25–60 km647 places
- Hebrides Island 40 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 48 kmNE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 33 kmSW
- Lingay Island 50 kmN
60–100 km1,285 places
- Isle of Skye Island 61 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 79 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 73 kmE
- Eigg Island 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of South Uist Village, Western Isles4.9 km W
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Lochboisdale Village, Western Isles8.4 km SW
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Kildonan Village, Western Isles9 km W
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Frobost Village, Western Isles9.8 km W
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Howmore Village, Western Isles11 km NW
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Crois Dùghaill Village, Western Isles11 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn na Tobha Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km W
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Beinn nan Caorach Mountain, Western Isles2 km NW
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Eilean Sloc Sàthaidh Island, Western Isles1.8 km SW
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Meall Mor Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km SW
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Rubha nan Sruthan Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km W
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Eilean nan Gamhna Island, Western Isles2.5 km S
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Mullach a' Ghlinn Mhoir Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km SW
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Beinn Choradail Mountain, Western Isles4.7 km N
Sources & licences
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