- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport4 km
- BRR Barra Airport54 km
About Eilean Iochdrach
Eilean Iochdrach is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Caigionn and Eilean a' Choilich.
Photos of Eilean Iochdrach
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Iochdrach
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 109 | 120 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 89 | 104 | 138 | 163 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Eilean Iochdrach
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 4 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 260 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 4 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 54 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 305 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 316 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 334 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Iochdrach
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,247 natural sites, 1,004 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 21 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 19 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 9 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km570 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 53 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmE
- Scalpay Island 55 kmNE
- Clett Island 40 kmE
60–100 km1,274 places
- Hebrides Island 66 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 75 kmE
- Eigg Island 96 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carinish Village, Western Isles1.9 km N
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Baile Glas Village, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Gramisdale Village, Western Isles2.5 km S
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles2.6 km NE
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Caigionn Island, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Eilean a' Choilich Island, Western Isles0.7 km E
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Eilean na Mnà Mairbhe Island, Western Isles0.7 km E
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Eilean nam Muca-mara Island, Western Isles1 km NW
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Eilean nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Eilean Iocrach nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Eilean Sligeach Island, Western Isles1.1 km NE
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Eilean na h-Airigh Island, Western Isles1.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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