Eilean na Cloiche, Western Isles — Map and nearby sights

About Eilean na Cloiche

Eilean na Cloiche is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Rodagraich and Beinn nan Druidhneach.

Photos of Eilean na Cloiche

Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Eilean na Cloiche

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: October (163 mm)
Driest month: May (65 mm)

8° 4°

8° 3°

8° 4°

10° 5°

12° 7°

14° 9°

16° 11°

16° 12°

14° 10°

12° 8°

10° 6°

9° 5°

Jan

151

Feb

109

Mar

122

Apr

76

May

65

Jun

77

Jul

90

Aug

104

Sep

139

Oct

163

Nov

161

Dec

155

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

Climate of Eilean na Cloiche
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	8°	10°	12°	14°	16°	16°	14°	12°	10°	9°
Average low (°C)	4°	3°	4°	5°	7°	9°	11°	12°	10°	8°	6°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	151	109	122	76	65	77	90	104	139	163	161	155

How to get to Eilean na Cloiche

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 253 km to the southeast.

Airports

Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 12 kmwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 53 kmsouth
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 253 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 296 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 330 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean na Cloiche

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,442 natural sites, 1,076 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

Lingay Island 23 kmN
Siolaigh Mor Island 18 kmS
Flodaigh Beag Island 3 kmN
Taghaigh Island 21 kmN

25–60 km715 places

Isle of Skye Island 58 kmE
Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
The Coral Beaches Beach 32 kmE
Scalpay Island 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,415 places

Hebrides Island 61 kmS
Island of Raasay Island 67 kmE
Eigg Island 88 kmSE
Isle of Barra Beach Beach 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Kallin Village, Western Isles
2.8 km W
Bàgh Mòr Village, Western Isles
3.7 km W
Seana Bhaile Village, Western Isles
5.3 km NW
Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles
5.7 km W
Flodaigh Village, Western Isles
6.2 km W
Grimsay Village, Western Isles
6.4 km W

Eilean na Cloiche

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beinn Rodagraich Mountain, Western Isles
1.2 km W
Beinn nan Druidhneach Mountain, Western Isles
1.4 km NW
Ronay Island, Western Isles
1.3 km NW
Eilean an Fhèidh Island, Western Isles
1.4 km N
Eilean Sgliat Island, Western Isles
1.6 km W
Ronaigh Beag Mountain, Western Isles
2.5 km N
Garbh Eilean Mòr Island, Western Isles
2.1 km W
Beinn an t-Sagairt Mountain, Western Isles
2.6 km NW