- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport17 km
- BRR Barra Airport68 km
About Eilean Mossam
Eilean Mossam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Adàm Fraoich and Crogary Mor.
Photos of Eilean Mossam
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Mossam
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
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 (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Mossam
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 268 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 17 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 68 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 85 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 310 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 347 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Mossam
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,300 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km408 places
- Lingay Island 7 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 14 kmSE
- Bhalaigh Island 21 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 13 kmN
25–60 km720 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 40 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmE
- Scalpay Island 44 kmNE
- Clett Island 38 kmE
60–100 km1,219 places
- Hebrides Island 78 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 70 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 76 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles2.4 km E
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles2.9 km N
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles6.1 km W
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Ahmore Village, Western Isles2.9 km NW
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Strumore Village, Western Isles4.5 km SE
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles4.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Adàm Fraoich Island, Western Isles0.5 km S
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Crogary Mor Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Maari Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km NW
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Sgealtrabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.8 km SW
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Crogearraidh Beag Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km NE
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Blathaisbhal Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Fliseabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km S
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Eilean Glas Island, Western Isles2.7 km W
Sources & licences
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