- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport37 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport65 km
About Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Fireann and Eilean nam Stiubhartach.
Photos of Fraoch Eilean
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Rudha Quidnish Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Fraoch Eilean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 170 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (170 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 117 | 132 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 162 |
How to get to Fraoch Eilean
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 37 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 270 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 37 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 65 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 270 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 303 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 308 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fraoch Eilean
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 1,533 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 20 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 24 kmNE
- Lingay Island 16 kmSW
- Rosaigh Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km1,140 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 37 kmSE
- Clett Island 34 kmSE
- Bearasaigh Island 58 kmN
- Tannaraidh Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km1,179 places
- Hebrides Island 89 kmS
- Isle of Skye Island 69 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carminish Village, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Obbe Village, Western Isles1 km NE
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Leverburgh Village, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Glen Kyles Village, Western Isles2.5 km NW
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Borrisdale Village, Western Isles2.6 km SE
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Rodel Village, Western Isles3.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Fireann Island, Western Isles0.2 km SW
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Eilean nam Stiubhartach Island, Western Isles0.4 km S
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Fiar Eilean Island, Western Isles0.4 km NW
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Taitealach Island, Western Isles0.5 km S
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Loch Steisevat Lake, Western Isles0.7 km N
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Mas a' Ghearraidh Island, Western Isles0.8 km SE
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Suam an t-Sruth Island, Western Isles0.8 km W
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Sùnam Island, Western Isles0.8 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Stromay Island, Western Isles2.7 km N
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Eilean nam Bridianach Island, Western Isles1.1 km SE
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Saghaigh Mòr Island, Western Isles2.2 km NW
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Outer Hebrides Island, Western Isles1.5 km SE
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Sleicham Island, Western Isles2.4 km W
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Saghaigh Beag Island, Western Isles2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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