- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport9 km
- BRR Barra Airport54 km
About Eilean nan Strom
Eilean nan Strom is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Garbh Eilean Beag and Eilean a' Ghobha.
Photos of Eilean nan Strom
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean nan Strom
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 109 | 120 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 89 | 104 | 138 | 163 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Eilean nan Strom
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 256 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 9 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 54 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 300 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean nan Strom
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,348 natural sites, 1,052 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km426 places
- Lingay Island 21 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 19 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 4 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 20 kmN
25–60 km654 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 51 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 35 kmE
- Scalpay Island 53 kmNE
- Clett Island 35 kmE
60–100 km1,343 places
- Hebrides Island 63 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 62 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 70 kmE
- Eigg Island 92 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bàgh Mòr Village, Western Isles0.7 km SW
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Kallin Village, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Seana Bhaile Village, Western Isles1.9 km NW
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.5 km W
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Cladach Chairinis Village, Western Isles3 km NW
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Baile Glas Village, Western Isles3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garbh Eilean Beag Island, Western Isles0.2 km S
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Eilean a' Ghobha Island, Western Isles0.2 km E
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Beinn an t-Sagairt Mountain, Western Isles1 km E
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Eilean nan Gobhann Island, Western Isles1 km NW
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Gairbh-Eilean Ronay Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Aird nam Feadag Island, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Eilean na Craoibh Island, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Eilean Rointch Island, Western Isles1.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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