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Eilean Mhàraig

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°57′24″ N 6°43′27″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Maraig
0.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport37 km
BEB Benbecula Airport65 km

About Eilean Mhàraig

Eilean Mhàraig is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Loch Maaruig and Loch Mharaig.

Climate of Eilean Mhàraig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (182 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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 Mhàraig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)17112614489748397110154181182173

How to get to Eilean Mhàraig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 277 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 37 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 65 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 277 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 281 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 291 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 310 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 377 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Mhàraig

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,742 natural sites, 1,103 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km497 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 8 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 11 kmS
  • Rosaigh Island 11 kmS
  • Crois Eilean Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km763 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 51 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 39 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 40 kmN
  • Lingay Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,605 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 78 kmS
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 87 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 76 kmE

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