- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport33 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport83 km
About Garbh Eilean
Garbh Eilean is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Sgrithir and Puaram.
Climate of Garbh Eilean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (162 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° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 116 | 125 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 85 | 96 | 132 | 160 | 162 | 153 |
How to get to Garbh Eilean
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 303 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 33 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 83 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 134 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 303 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 304 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Garbh Eilean
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,144 natural sites, 926 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km449 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 16 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 17 kmNE
- Bearasaigh Island 10 kmN
- Craigeam Island 12 kmN
25–60 km477 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 32 kmS
- Scalpay Island 38 kmS
- Lingay Island 60 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 29 kmE
60–100 km1,161 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmS
- Clett Island 75 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 87 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 98 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgrithir Mountain, Western Isles0.7 km W
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Puaram Island, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Rubha Glas Island, Western Isles0.6 km SE
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Orasaigh Beg Island, Western Isles0.5 km E
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Stromacleit Mountain, Western Isles1 km SW
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Eilean Rishanish Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Cliatasaigh Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Gob Rubha an Tigh' Island, Western Isles1.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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