- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport9 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport48 km
About Eileanan Dubha
Eileanan Dubha is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Gheòidh and Eilean Leathan.
Photos of Eileanan Dubha
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Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Eileanan Dubha
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 110 | 121 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 138 | 163 | 158 | 154 |
How to get to Eileanan Dubha
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 9 kmwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 48 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 67 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eileanan Dubha
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,057 natural sites, 932 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 16 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 16 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 6 kmSW
- Vatersay Island Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km421 places
- Hebrides Island 31 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 31 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 52 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 34 kmN
60–100 km1,420 places
- Isle of Skye Island 69 kmNE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 99 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 83 kmNE
- Eigg Island 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean a' Gheòidh Island, Western Isles0.4 km NE
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Eilean Leathan Island, Western Isles0.4 km S
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Caisteal an Reubadair Island, Western Isles0.6 km S
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Beinn Stac Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km N
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Beinn Sciathan Mountain, Western Isles3.6 km N
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Beinn Cracabhaig Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km N
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Eriskay Island, Western Isles2.1 km N
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Cnoc Pairceanan Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gighay Island, Western Isles3.6 km SW
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles4.7 km SW
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Fuday Island, Western Isles5.1 km W
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Sheisinis Island Island, Western Isles2.4 km NE
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Flodday Island, Western Isles6.5 km SW
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Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien] Island, Western Isles3.6 km N
Sources & licences
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