- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport40 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport62 km
About Eilean Chollam
Eilean Chollam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Lingreabhaigh and Roneval.
Photos of Eilean Chollam
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Stromay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Roneval Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Chollam
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (175 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 135 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 95 | 107 | 149 | 174 | 175 | 167 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Chollam
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 267 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 40 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 62 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 87 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 298 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Chollam
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 1,642 natural sites, 1,128 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km341 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 18 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 20 kmNE
- Lingay Island 21 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km1,169 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 34 kmSE
- Clett Island 31 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 58 kmN
- Tannaraidh Island 51 kmNE
60–100 km1,285 places
- Hebrides Island 88 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Finsbay Village, Western Isles2 km N
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Rodel Village, Western Isles2.3 km SW
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Ardvey Village, Western Isles2.5 km NE
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Borrisdale Village, Western Isles3.3 km SW
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Cuidhtinis Village, Western Isles3.4 km NE
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Obbe Village, Western Isles4.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Lingreabhaigh Island, Western Isles0.5 km S
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Roneval Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Loch Finsbay Natural site, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Fraoch Eilean Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Roineabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km NW
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Sranndabhal Mountain, Western Isles3 km W
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Eilean Uiseagraich Island, Western Isles2.6 km SW
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Eilean Fhionnsabhaigh Island, Western Isles2.6 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Vallay Island, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Flodday Island, Western Isles2.8 km SW
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Corr-eilean Island, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Bhalaigh Island, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Eilean Chuidhtinis Island, Western Isles3.2 km NE
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Stromay Island, Western Isles6.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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