- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport5 km
- BRR Barra Airport55 km
About Eilean Sligeach
Eilean Sligeach is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Chapuill and Eilean na Cloiche.
Photos of Eilean Sligeach
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Sligeach
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 111 | 122 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 90 | 104 | 138 | 165 | 162 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Eilean Sligeach
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 5 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 260 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 5 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 55 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 260 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Sligeach
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,262 natural sites, 1,016 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Lingay Island 20 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 20 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 8 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km589 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmE
- Scalpay Island 54 kmNE
- Clett Island 39 kmE
60–100 km1,282 places
- Hebrides Island 66 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 66 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 74 kmE
- Eigg Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Baile Glas Village, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Carinish Village, Western Isles1.6 km NW
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Cnoc Cuidhein Village, Western Isles1.6 km NE
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles1.7 km SE
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Cladach Chairinis Village, Western Isles2 km E
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.3 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean a' Chapuill Island, Western Isles0.5 km E
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Eilean na Cloiche Island, Western Isles0.5 km E
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Eilean na Mnà Mairbhe Island, Western Isles0.7 km S
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Eilean nan Long Island, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Caigionn Island, Western Isles0.8 km SW
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Àird nan Srùban Island, Western Isles0.8 km N
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Eilean a' Choilich Island, Western Isles0.9 km S
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Eilean Iochdrach Island, Western Isles1.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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