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Eilean Fuam

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°41′56″ N 7°10′40″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Fuam Eilean Fuam
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Borve
1.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport27 km
SYY Stornoway Airport76 km

About Eilean Fuam

Eilean Fuam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Faoileag and Eilean na Cloiche.

Climate of Eilean Fuam

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 (164 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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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Climate of Eilean Fuam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15311312375647489101139164162156

How to get to Eilean Fuam

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 271 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 27 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 76 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 271 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Eilean Fuam

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,351 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km375 places

  • Lingay Island 5 kmW
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 21 kmS
  • Aird Mhor Island 21 kmNE
  • Bhalaigh Island 14 kmE

25–60 km915 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 32 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 36 kmNE
  • Clett Island 37 kmSE

60–100 km1,116 places

  • Hebrides Island 84 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 71 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmSE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmS

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