- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport17 km
- BRR Barra Airport66 km
About Eilean Leireabhagh
Eilean Leireabhagh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Bhàlaig and Eilean Phail.
Photos of Eilean Leireabhagh
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Leireabhagh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (167 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 125 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 105 | 142 | 167 | 164 | 159 |
How to get to Eilean Leireabhagh
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 262 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 17 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 66 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 85 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Leireabhagh
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,418 natural sites, 1,059 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 11 kmNW
- Flodaigh Beag Island 10 kmS
- Bhalaigh Island 20 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN
25–60 km757 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 40 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 33 kmE
- Scalpay Island 42 kmNE
- Clett Island 33 kmE
60–100 km1,314 places
- Hebrides Island 73 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 70 kmE
- Eigg Island 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Strumore Village, Western Isles1.2 km NW
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles3.8 km NW
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles4.3 km N
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles10 km W
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Bàgh a' Chàise Village, Western Isles7.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Bhàlaig Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Eilean Phail Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Oronsay Island, Western Isles1.1 km NE
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Eilean Iain Mòr Island, Western Isles1.1 km SE
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North Lee Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km SE
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South Basin Natural site, Western Isles1.1 km NE
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Eilean Fear Vallay Island, Western Isles1.3 km NE
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Shealtragam Island, Western Isles1.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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