- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport36 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport67 km
About Eilean Thinngartsaigh
Eilean Thinngartsaigh is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Loch Claidh and Cnoc an Eich.
Photos of Eilean Thinngartsaigh
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Crionaig Mike Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Thinngartsaigh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 125 | 143 | 87 | 73 | 82 | 95 | 107 | 151 | 178 | 182 | 174 |
How to get to Eilean Thinngartsaigh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 270 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 36 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 67 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 113 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 283 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 373 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Thinngartsaigh
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 2,009 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km412 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 12 kmW
- Scalpay Island 8 kmSW
- Tannaraidh Island 25 kmNE
- Rosaigh Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km933 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 47 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 43 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 44 kmN
- Lingay Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km1,866 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 68 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 80 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 69 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rhenigidale Village, Western Isles5.3 km W
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Isle of Scalpay Village, Western Isles8.6 km SW
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Kyles Harris Village, Western Isles6.9 km SW
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Carnach Village, Western Isles7.3 km SW
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Kyles Scalpay Village, Western Isles7.9 km SW
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Steinis Village, Western Isles8.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Claidh Natural site, Western Isles1 km S
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Cnoc an Eich Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km W
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Tathas Mheadhonach Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km N
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Eilean Glas na h-Acarsaid Fhalaich Island, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Aird Chaidhanis Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km SE
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Loch Valamas Natural site, Western Isles2.1 km SE
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Tathas Mhor Mountain, Western Isles2.3 km N
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Eilean Beag a' Bhàigh Island, Western Isles2.1 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eilean Dubh a' Bhàigh Island, Western Isles2.3 km SW
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Seaforth Island Island, Western Isles11 km NW -
Eilean Mòr a’ Bhaigh Island, Western Isles3 km S
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Eilean Reinigeadail Island, Western Isles5.1 km W
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Scalpay Island, Western Isles7.9 km SW
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Beinn Sgorabhaig [Ben Scoravick] [Beinn Scorabhaig] Island, Western Isles7.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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