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Eilean Mhic Phail

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°50′46″ N 6°45′07″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Mhic Phail Eilean Mhic Phail
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Ceann-na-Cleithe
0.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport48 km
BEB Benbecula Airport55 km

About Eilean Mhic Phail

Eilean Mhic Phail is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Eilean an Arbhair and Beinn Driniasadair.

Climate of Eilean Mhic Phail

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 Mhic Phail
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 Mhic Phail

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 48 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 55 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 290 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 365 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Mhic Phail

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,828 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km336 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 7 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 5 kmE
  • Rosaigh Island 3 kmNE
  • Aird Mhor Island 9 kmSW

25–60 km1,157 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 52 kmN
  • Lingay Island 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,493 places

  • Hebrides Island 98 kmS
  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 66 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 78 kmSE

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