- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport74 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport91 km
About Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Mor W Stack and Làhma Sgeir Bheag.
Climate of Eilean Mòr
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- March (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- October (181 mm)
- Driest month
- June (78 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) | 9° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 126 | 145 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 92 | 108 | 148 | 181 | 172 | 158 |
How to get to Eilean Mòr
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 337 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 74 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 91 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 141 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 343 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 351 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 372 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mòr
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 594 natural sites, 679 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Soray Island 1 kmS
- Eilean a’ Ghobha Island 3 kmW
- Seven Hunters Island 1 kmW
- Rodbrheim Island 3 kmW
25–60 km417 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 49 kmE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 50 kmE
- Bearasaigh Island 40 kmE
- Craigeam Island 44 kmE
60–100 km853 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 63 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 72 kmSE
- Lingay Island 70 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Mor W Stack Mountain, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Làhma Sgeir Bheag Island, Western Isles0.2 km SE
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Làhma Sgeir Mohr Island, Western Isles0.2 km SE
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Dearcna Sgeir Island, Western Isles0.4 km NE
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Eilean Tigh Island, Western Isles0.5 km SE
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Thama Sgeir Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Flannan Islands Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles0.1 km NE
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Sgeir Toman West Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km S
Sources & licences
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