- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport44 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport80 km
About Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Camas Uig and Aird Mor Mhangarstaidh.
Climate of Fraoch Eilean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 163 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (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° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 117 | 125 | 78 | 65 | 73 | 85 | 97 | 133 | 161 | 163 | 154 |
How to get to Fraoch Eilean
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 310 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 44 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 80 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 131 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 310 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fraoch Eilean
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 882 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km329 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 23 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 25 kmNE
- Bearasaigh Island 14 kmNE
- Craigeam Island 18 kmNE
25–60 km608 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 36 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 43 kmSE
- Lingay Island 57 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 40 kmE
60–100 km820 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
- Clett Island 78 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 98 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Camas Uig Natural site, Western Isles0.6 km E
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Aird Mor Mhangarstaidh Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km W
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Tom Island, Western Isles1.2 km E
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Seilebhig Hill Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km NE
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Tolm Island, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Druim nan Carnan Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km SE
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Cnoc Ard Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km E
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Eilean Molach Island, Western Isles2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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