- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport44 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport58 km
About Eilean na Praise
Eilean na Praise is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na h-Iolaire and Eilean na Faing.
Photos of Eilean na Praise
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse simon stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean na Praise
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 171 | 126 | 144 | 89 | 74 | 83 | 97 | 110 | 154 | 181 | 182 | 173 |
How to get to Eilean na Praise
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 269 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 44 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 58 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 104 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 269 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 288 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean na Praise
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,856 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km370 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 6 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 3 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 2 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km1,060 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 42 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 49 kmN
- Lingay Island 38 kmSW
60–100 km1,587 places
- Isle of Skye Island 70 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 67 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 79 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles0.8 km E
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Scalpay Village Village, Western Isles0.7 km E
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Ardinashaig Village, Western Isles1 km E
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Sgalpaigh Village, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Kyles Scalpay Village, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Steinis Village, Western Isles1.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na h-Iolaire Mountain, Western Isles0.6 km E
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Eilean na Faing Island, Western Isles0.6 km S
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Stiughaigh Island, Western Isles0.7 km SW
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Fuam an Tolla Island, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Coddem Island, Western Isles0.7 km E
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Stiughaigh na Leum Island, Western Isles1 km S
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Stac a' Chaorainn Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Cnoc Loch an Duin Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km E
Sources & licences
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