- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport14 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport38 km
About Eilean Fraoich
Eilean Fraoich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Caireasbhal and Eilean Buidhe.
Photos of Eilean Fraoich
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Triuirebheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Easaval Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Fraoich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Eilean Fraoich
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 14 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 239 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 14 kmsouth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 38 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 78 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 239 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 297 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Fraoich
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 971 natural sites, 845 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km194 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 21 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 9 kmNE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 22 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 15 kmS
25–60 km506 places
- Hebrides Island 39 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 60 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 43 kmN
- Bhorogaigh Island 46 kmN
60–100 km1,135 places
- Isle of Skye Island 70 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 91 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 83 kmE
- Eigg Island 78 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Baghasdail Village, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Leth Meadhanach Village, Western Isles1.4 km S
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Cille Pheadair Village, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Crois Dùghaill Village, Western Isles1.6 km N
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Geàrraidh na Mònadh Village, Western Isles2.1 km S
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Pollachar Village, Western Isles2.8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Caireasbhal Mountain, Western Isles1 km E
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Eilean Buidhe Island, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Dùn an Duichel Island, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Eilean Chreamh Island, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Eilean nan Ràmh Island, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Easaval Mountain, Western Isles3.5 km SE
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Eileanan a' Phrìosain Island, Western Isles1.8 km NE
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Bharanais Island, Western Isles2 km E
Sources & licences
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