- 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.
Photos of Eilean Fuam
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 153 | 113 | 123 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 101 | 139 | 164 | 162 | 156 |
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
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Borve Village, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Port nan Long Village, Western Isles2.2 km SW
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Baile Village, Western Isles2.5 km NE
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Ruisgarry Village, Western Isles2.6 km N
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Baile Mhic' Phàil Village, Western Isles3.3 km SW
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles6.9 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nan Faoileag Island, Western Isles0.2 km SE
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Eilean na Cloiche Island, Western Isles0.5 km SE
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Beinn a' Chaolais Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km SW
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Torogay Island, Western Isles1.9 km S
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Cnoc Bhuirgh Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Eilean an Dùnain Island, Western Isles2.2 km W
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Western Isles2.8 km S
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Berneray Island, Western Isles2.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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