- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport19 km
- BRR Barra Airport69 km
About Eilean Dubh Mòr
Eilean Dubh Mòr is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Torogaigh and Stangram.
Climate of Eilean Dubh Mòr
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
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 (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Dubh Mòr
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 276 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 19 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 69 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 319 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 324 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Dubh Mòr
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,112 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Lingay Island 10 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 22 kmSE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 18 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 19 kmE
25–60 km624 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 46 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 49 kmE
- Scalpay Island 50 kmNE
- Clett Island 48 kmE
60–100 km1,139 places
- Hebrides Island 84 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 79 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 86 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Botarua Village, Western Isles1.9 km SE
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Malacleit Neighbourhood, Western Isles2.1 km SE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles6 km SE
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Middlequarter Neighbourhood, Western Isles2.9 km E
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Sollas Village, Western Isles3.5 km E
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Scolpaig Village, Western Isles4.7 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torogaigh Island, Western Isles0.4 km E
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Stangram Island, Western Isles0.5 km NE
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Saltam Island, Western Isles1.3 km NW
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Corr-eilean Island, Western Isles1.3 km NW
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Vallay Island Island, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Morornish Island, Western Isles1.8 km NW
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Ceann Uachdarach (Bhalaigh) Island, Western Isles2.5 km NE
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Dùn a Ghallain Island, Western Isles3 km W
Sources & licences
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