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Eilean Làthach

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°24′39″ N 7°17′18″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Làthach Eilean Làthach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilerivagh
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport9 km
BRR Barra Airport44 km

About Eilean Làthach

Eilean Làthach is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Eilean an Ruiseallaich and Eilean Alltromach.

Climate of Eilean Làthach

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Eilean Làthach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)15110912076647589104138163159154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Eilean Làthach

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 9 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 253 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 9 kmnorthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 44 kmsouth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 253 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 299 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 325 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Làthach

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,232 natural sites, 1,017 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km373 places

  • Stulaigh Island 25 kmS
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 10 kmS
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 14 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 8 kmSW

25–60 km576 places

  • Hebrides Island 57 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Lingay Island 30 kmN

60–100 km1,322 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 62 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 74 kmE
  • Eigg Island 89 kmSE

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