- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport26 km
- BRR Barra Airport74 km
About Eilean Dubh
Eilean Dubh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Bhacasaigh and Cleit an Iasgaich.
Climate of Eilean Dubh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (167 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).
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° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 125 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 105 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 159 |
How to get to Eilean Dubh
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 264 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 26 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 74 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 76 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 305 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 348 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Dubh
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,497 natural sites, 1,086 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km394 places
- Lingay Island 11 kmW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 18 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 19 kmNE
- Bhalaigh Island 11 kmNE
25–60 km950 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 31 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 33 kmNE
- Clett Island 30 kmSE
60–100 km1,262 places
- Hebrides Island 79 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 68 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles2 km SW
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles5.4 km SW
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Port nan Long Village, Western Isles7.9 km W
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Baile Village, Western Isles8.2 km NW
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Borve Village, Western Isles8.4 km NW
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles8.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bhacasaigh Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Cleit an Iasgaich Island, Western Isles0.6 km NE
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Righe nam Bàn Island, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Fuam Island, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Eileana Dubha Island, Western Isles1.1 km S
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Taghaigh Island, Western Isles1.2 km W
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Tahay Island, Western Isles1.2 km W
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Trollaman Island, Western Isles1.2 km W
Sources & licences
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