- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport32 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport84 km
About Eilean Rishanish
Eilean Rishanish is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Orasaigh Beg and Puaram.
Climate of Eilean Rishanish
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 116 | 125 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 85 | 96 | 132 | 160 | 162 | 153 |
How to get to Eilean Rishanish
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 303 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 32 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 84 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 134 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 303 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 303 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Rishanish
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,180 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km452 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 15 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 16 kmNE
- Bearasaigh Island 10 kmN
- Craigeam Island 11 kmN
25–60 km467 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 32 kmS
- Scalpay Island 38 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 28 kmE
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 30 kmE
60–100 km1,211 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmS
- Lingay Island 60 kmS
- Clett Island 74 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orasaigh Beg Island, Western Isles0.5 km W
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Puaram Island, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Rubha Glas Island, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Garbh Eilean Island, Western Isles1 km W
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Linngeam Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Beinn Drobhanais Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Cleiteichean Ochain Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km S
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Eilean nam Feannag Island, Western Isles1.3 km N
Sources & licences
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