- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport18 km
- BRR Barra Airport66 km
About Eilean Trostain
Eilean Trostain is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Mhurain and Dùn Scarie.
Climate of Eilean Trostain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 87 | 101 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 152 |
How to get to Eilean Trostain
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 280 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 18 kmsoutheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 66 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 305 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 331 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Trostain
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,064 natural sites, 940 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Lingay Island 19 kmNE
- Lingeigh Island 19 kmNE
- Bhorogaigh Island 12 kmSE
- Vallay Island Island 10 kmNE
25–60 km594 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 54 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 55 kmE
- Scalpay Island 59 kmNE
- Clett Island 55 kmE
60–100 km1,170 places
- Hebrides Island 84 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 85 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 92 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 71 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean a' Mhurain Island, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Dùn Scarie Island, Western Isles2.7 km E
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Dùn Mhic Raouill Island, Western Isles3.3 km E
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Causamul Island, Western Isles3.8 km W
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Carra-crom Mountain, Western Isles4.4 km NE
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Beinn Riabhach Mountain, Western Isles5.4 km NE
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Cleitreabhal a Deas Mountain, Western Isles5.6 km E
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Beinn Scolpaig Mountain, Western Isles6.3 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Ceann Ear Island, Western Isles11 km SW -
Dùn a Ghallain Island, Western Isles7.1 km NE
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Haskeir Island, Western Isles13 km NW -
Morornish Island, Western Isles8.1 km NE
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Eilean Dubh Mòr Island, Western Isles8.7 km NE
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Saltam Island, Western Isles8.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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