- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport9 km
- BRR Barra Airport60 km
About Eilean nan Stearnain
Eilean nan Stearnain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Bior-eilean and Eilean Chirceboist.
Climate of Eilean nan Stearnain
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 (166 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 113 | 123 | 77 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 103 | 138 | 166 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean nan Stearnain
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 9 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 270 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 9 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 60 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 314 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 323 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 342 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean nan Stearnain
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,123 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km399 places
- Lingay Island 17 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 17 kmE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 24 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km519 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 47 kmE
- Scalpay Island 56 kmNE
- Clett Island 46 kmE
60–100 km1,190 places
- Hebrides Island 75 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 75 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 83 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Claddach Kirkibost Village, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Claddach Kyles Village, Western Isles2 km N
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Teanamachar Village, Western Isles3.1 km S
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles6.7 km NE
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Samhla Village, Western Isles4.3 km SE
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Clachan na Luib Village, Western Isles4.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bior-eilean Island, Western Isles0.6 km NW
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Eilean Chirceboist Island, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Kirkibost Island Island, Western Isles1.1 km SW
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Bhorogaigh Island, Western Isles1.8 km SE
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Glais-eilean Island, Western Isles2.3 km SE
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Glas-eilean Beag Island, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Eilean nan Clachan Island, Western Isles3.2 km SE
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Uineabhal Mountain, Western Isles4.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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