- Population
- 2,308
- 2.3K
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 19
- listed under Isles of Scilly
- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay109 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport213 km
About Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly is a district. Location: England, United Kingdom. Population: 2,308. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (109 km).
Photos of Isles of Scilly
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Round Island The original uploader was Benjaminevans82 at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Melledgan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gorregan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Great Ganilly Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Isles of Scilly
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 9° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- January (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (50 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 100 | 87 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 70 | 86 | 101 | 111 | 123 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Isles of Scilly
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 109 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (213 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 162 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 109 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 213 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 224 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 162 kmeast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 215 kmsoutheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 216 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 251 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 268 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Isles of Scilly
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 94 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km81 places
- Bishop Rock Island 12 kmSW
- White Island Island 6 kmN
- Tresco Island 5 kmNW
- Saint Mary’s Island 1 kmW
25–60 km37 places
- Sennen Cove Beach 47 kmNE
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 49 kmE
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 48 kmE
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 47 kmE
60–100 km101 places
- Gylly Beach Beach 91 kmE
- Swanpool Beach Beach 91 kmE
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 87 kmNE
- Perranporth Beach Beach 94 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Isles of Scilly
19 placesCities & villages5
- Bryher · Municipality
- St. Agnes · Municipality
- St. Martin's · Municipality
- St. Mary's · Municipality
- Tresco · Municipality
Mountains & nature2
- Hell Bay · Natural site
- Men-a-vaur East · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts12
- Gorregan · Island
- Round Island · Island
- Annet · Island
- Bryher · Island
- Eastern Isles · Island
- Melledgan · Island
- Men-a-Vaur · Island
- Saint Mary’s · Island
- Samson · Island
- Tresco · Island
- Western Rocks · Island
- White Island · Island
Nature and heritage in Isles of Scilly
Sources & licences
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