- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport17 km
- BRR Barra Airport66 km
About Eilean Rainich
Eilean Rainich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nam Faoileag and Eilean na Caora Glaise.
Photos of Eilean Rainich
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North Lee Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Rainich
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
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 (165 mm)
- Driest month
- May (66 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° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
How to get to Eilean Rainich
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 17 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 264 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 17 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 66 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 306 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Rainich
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,365 natural sites, 1,043 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 9 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 11 kmS
- Bhalaigh Island 21 kmNE
- Beinn Shleibhe Island 15 kmN
25–60 km735 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 41 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmE
- Scalpay Island 43 kmNE
- Clett Island 35 kmE
60–100 km1,267 places
- Hebrides Island 74 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 66 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 72 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochmaddy Village, Western Isles1.2 km E
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Strumore Village, Western Isles1.4 km E
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Blathaisbhal Village, Western Isles2.2 km N
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Lochportain Village, Western Isles4.6 km NE
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Isle of North Uist Village, Western Isles8.3 km W
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Trumisgarry Village, Western Isles6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean nam Faoileag Island, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Eilean na Caora Glaise Island, Western Isles0.9 km N
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Eilean Glas Mòr Island, Western Isles1 km NE
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Fliseabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Blathaisbhal Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km N
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Eilean an Fhaing Island, Western Isles2.2 km NE
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Eilean Leireabhagh Island, Western Isles2.3 km E
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Eilean Mhidhinis Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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