- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport5 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport53 km
About Eilean Sheumais
Eilean Sheumais is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Garbh-Lingeigh and Sgeirislum.
Photos of Eilean Sheumais
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Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Sheumais
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Eilean Sheumais
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 5 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 230 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 5 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 53 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 230 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 320 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Sheumais
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 942 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km165 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 10 kmW
- Stulaigh Island 22 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 1 kmNE
- Vatersay Island Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km320 places
- Hebrides Island 34 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 37 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 58 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 39 kmN
60–100 km1,341 places
- Isle of Skye Island 75 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 90 kmNE
- Eigg Island 74 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles5.8 km SW
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Bogach Village, Western Isles2.9 km W
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles3.2 km W
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Balnabodach Village, Western Isles3.2 km SW
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles3.6 km W
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Eoligarry Village, Western Isles6.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garbh-Lingeigh Island, Western Isles0.4 km NE
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Sgeirislum Island, Western Isles0.6 km W
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Fuidheigh [Fuiay] Island, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Fuidheigh Island, Western Isles0.6 km S
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Flodday Island, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles2 km NE
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Lingeigh Fhada Island, Western Isles1.1 km NW
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Snagaras Island, Western Isles1.2 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gighay Island, Western Isles3.2 km NE
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Fuday Island, Western Isles5.4 km N
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Orosay Island, Western Isles4.2 km NW
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Lamalum Island, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Eileanan Dubha Island, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Eilean na Clàrsaich Island, Western Isles1.5 km W
Sources & licences
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