- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport32 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport89 km
About Eilean Rainich
Eilean Rainich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Fada and Liongam.
Photos of Eilean Rainich
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Little Bernera Marc Calhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Rainich
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
- November (162 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 116 | 125 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 85 | 96 | 132 | 160 | 162 | 153 |
How to get to Eilean Rainich
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 306 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 32 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 89 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 140 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 308 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Rainich
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,081 natural sites, 894 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km386 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 10 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 11 kmNE
- Bearasaigh Island 5 kmNW
- Craigeam Island 6 kmN
25–60 km488 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 38 kmS
- Scalpay Island 43 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 29 kmSE
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 32 kmSE
60–100 km1,118 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmS
- Lingay Island 66 kmS
- Clett Island 80 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Fada Island, Western Isles0.4 km S
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Liongam Island, Western Isles0.5 km SW
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Ben Breaclete Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km E
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Sidhean an Toa Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km W
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Middle Shalaval Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Stiogha Chnap Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Creag Ghride Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km N
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Grèineam Island, Western Isles1.7 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Little Bernera Island, Western Isles3 km N
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Eunaigh Mòr Island, Western Isles2.2 km S
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Eunaigh Meadhonach Island, Western Isles2.3 km S
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Eughlam Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Eilean Riosaigh Island, Western Isles2.5 km E
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Liongam Valasay Island, Western Isles1.8 km S
Sources & licences
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