- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport6 km
- BRR Barra Airport57 km
About Eilean Mhic Leòid
Eilean Mhic Leòid is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Stearnaim and Eilean nam Bothan.
Climate of Eilean Mhic Leòid
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 (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
How to get to Eilean Mhic Leòid
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 264 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 6 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 57 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 308 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mhic Leòid
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,194 natural sites, 984 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km420 places
- Lingay Island 18 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 23 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 12 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 25 kmNE
25–60 km562 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 42 kmE
- Scalpay Island 55 kmNE
- Clett Island 42 kmE
60–100 km1,218 places
- Hebrides Island 70 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 70 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 78 kmE
- Eigg Island 100 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Samhla Village, Western Isles1 km NW
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Corunna Village, Western Isles1.1 km E
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Garry Claddach Neighbourhood, Western Isles1.2 km E
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Clachan na Luib Village, Western Isles2.5 km N
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Carinish Village, Western Isles2.7 km SE
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Teanamachar Village, Western Isles3.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nan Stearnaim Island, Western Isles0.1 km E
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Eilean nam Bothan Island, Western Isles0.5 km NW
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Eilean Biorach Island, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Eilean Thormaid Island, Western Isles0.8 km NW
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Eilean Caol Island, Western Isles0.9 km SE
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Dubh-eilean Cruinn Island, Western Isles1 km SE
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Horaigh Island, Western Isles1.2 km S
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Garbh-eilean Beag Island, Western Isles1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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