- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport10 km
- BRR Barra Airport60 km
About Eilean Cluaineig
Eilean Cluaineig is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Steiseigh and Eilean nan Caorach.
Photos of Eilean Cluaineig
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Cluaineig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
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 (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
How to get to Eilean Cluaineig
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 263 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 10 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 60 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 92 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 263 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 306 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 340 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Cluaineig
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,289 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km426 places
- Lingay Island 15 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 9 kmSE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 21 kmN
- Taghaigh Island 16 kmNE
25–60 km639 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 48 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
- Scalpay Island 50 kmNE
- Clett Island 38 kmE
60–100 km1,271 places
- Hebrides Island 71 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 74 kmE
- Eigg Island 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Corunna Village, Western Isles3.7 km SW
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles7.4 km NW
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Clachan na Luib Village, Western Isles4 km W
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Garry Claddach Neighbourhood, Western Isles4 km SW
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles4.2 km S
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Carinish Village, Western Isles4.4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Steiseigh Island, Western Isles0.2 km N
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Eilean nan Caorach Island, Western Isles1 km N
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Eilean a' Chàise Island, Western Isles1.2 km NE
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Loch Langass Natural site, Western Isles1.6 km N
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Eilean na Cairidh Island, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Croanabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km SW
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Beinn Langais Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km NW
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Eilean a' Ghuail Island, Western Isles1.6 km E
Sources & licences
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