United KingdomInner HebridesIsland
Isle of Mull
883 km² rising to 966 m out of the Sea of the Hebrides.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
883km²
Area
474km
Coastline
966m
Highest point
Ben More
2,800
People
14°C
Warmest sea
August
719km
To the mainland
When to go to Isle of Mull
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (14 °C) and coolest in March (8 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Second-largest Inner Hebrides island (after Skye) off the west coast of Scotland
Isle of Mull is an island in United Kingdom. It belongs to Inner Hebrides. It covers 883 km², with 474 km of coastline. Its highest point, Ben More, rises to 966 m. About 2,800 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 719 km away.
Getting there
- Tiree Airport (TRE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at GLA airport (Glasgow)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesOban - Craignure, Lochaline - Fishnish, Iona Ferry, Ulva Ferry
- 719 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Isle of Mull.
- 57beachesBlack Beach, Port an t-Slaoichain, Slochd Mhi Chriscain and 54 more
- 10viewpointsWaterfall Viewpoint, Windy Road, Srón Gharbh and 7 more
- 8ferry terminalsFionnphort Ferry terminal, Craignure Ferry, Craignure Ferry Terminal and 5 more
- 1marinasTobermory
- 65named peaksBen More, A' Chioch, Dùn da Ghaoithe and 62 more
- 19waterfallsEas Fors, Lower Fall, Upper Fall and 16 more
- 4castles and fortsMoy Castle, Duart Castle, Torosay Castle and 1 more
- 871ruins and archaeological sitesDùn Ara, Standing Stones, Lochbuie Standing Stone and 868 more
- 5waymarked walking routesWoodland Walk, Ben Moore Trail, Carsaig Arches Trail and 2 more
- 9campsitesFidden Farm, Basic Site, Port nan Gael and 6 more
- 61hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 26restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Isle of Mull in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Isle of Mull, each with its own numbers.
37mountainsPeakyas
10lakesLakeyas
6waterfallsCascadyas
Highest point
966m
Ben More
prominence 966 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
4.0km²
Loch Frisa
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
19.0°C
Loch Uisg
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
37 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Ben Moreprominence 966 m966m
- Dùn da Ghaoitheprominence 659 m766m
- Druim Fadaprominence 390 m405m
- Beinn Talaidh
- Ben Buie
- Creach Beinn
- Speinne Mor
- Càrn Mòr
29 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
10 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Loch Frisa4.0km²
- Loch Bà3.0km²
- Loch Uisg0.86km²
- Loch Assapol0.46km²
- Loch Fuaran0.43km²
- Loch Poit na h-Ì0.27km²
- Loch Airdeglais0.19km²
- Loch Peallach0.18km²
2 more on LakeyasLakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
6 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Eas Mòr
- Eas Dubh
- Eas Fors
- Eas an Stocair
- Easan Labhar
- Eas na Dabhaich
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 175 m above the sea. 63 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 34 %200–500 m
- 3 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Isle Of Mull2,667 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Night low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 180 | 131 | 122 | 84 | 101 | 104 | 119 | 142 | 134 | 174 | 167 | 182 |
| Wet days | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | −0.7 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.3 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q111444) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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