- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport29 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport90 km
About Eilean Riosaigh
Eilean Riosaigh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Beag and Cnoc Righseodh.
Photos of Eilean Riosaigh
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Little Bernera Marc Calhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Riosaigh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 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° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 114 | 124 | 78 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 93 | 129 | 156 | 159 | 149 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Riosaigh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 304 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 29 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 90 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 140 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 306 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Riosaigh
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,172 natural sites, 924 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 9 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 10 kmNE
- Bearasaigh Island 7 kmNW
- Craigeam Island 6 kmN
25–60 km475 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 37 kmS
- Scalpay Island 42 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 27 kmSE
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km1,241 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmS
- Lingay Island 66 kmS
- Clett Island 80 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 85 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Beag Island, Western Isles0.5 km NE
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Cnoc Righseodh Mountain, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Buaile Breacleit Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km S
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Ben Breaclete Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Cnoc a' Leum Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km S
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East Loch Roag Natural site, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Cnoc Iseal Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km E
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Great Bernera Island, Western Isles2.2 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Little Bernera Island, Western Isles4.4 km NW
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Crovag Island, Western Isles2.3 km NE
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Eughlam Island, Western Isles2.4 km NW
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Sgeir Fhraoch Island, Western Isles2.4 km SE
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Eilean Fada Island, Western Isles2.5 km W
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Eilean Rainich Island, Western Isles2.5 km W
Sources & licences
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