- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport13 km
- BRR Barra Airport60 km
About Eilean Leathann
Eilean Leathann is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Burebhal and Loch Eport.
Photos of Eilean Leathann
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Leathann
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
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 (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Leathann
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 13 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 258 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 13 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 60 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 337 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Leathann
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,404 natural sites, 1,065 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 16 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 24 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 4 kmSE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 22 kmN
25–60 km712 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 46 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
- Scalpay Island 47 kmNE
- Clett Island 32 kmE
60–100 km1,350 places
- Hebrides Island 67 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 62 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 69 kmE
- Eigg Island 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Seana Bhaile Village, Western Isles5.5 km SW
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Cladach Chairinis Village, Western Isles5.5 km SW
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles5.9 km SW
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Bàgh Mòr Village, Western Isles6.3 km SW
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles6.6 km N
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Baile Glas Village, Western Isles6.8 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burebhal Mountain, Western Isles0.7 km NE
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Loch Eport Natural site, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Eilean Fada Island, Western Isles0.9 km W
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Loch Obisary Lake, Western Isles1.1 km SE
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Druim na h-Uamh Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Eabhal [Eaval] Island, Western Isles1.4 km S
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Eaval Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km S
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Cnoc Loch Crogabhat Mountain, Western Isles2 km NE
Sources & licences
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