Saint Mary’s, Isles of Scilly — Map and nearby sights

About Saint Mary’s

Saint Mary’s is an island. Location: Isles of Scilly, England. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (110 km). Nearby sights include Taylor's Island and Higher Newford.

Photos of Saint Mary’s

Round Island The original uploader was Benjaminevans82 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Melledgan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Ganilly Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnt Island David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Saint Mary’s

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 7°)
Wettest month: January (126 mm)
Driest month: July (50 mm)

10° 7°

11° 7°

12° 8°

14° 10°

16° 12°

18° 14°

19° 14°

17° 13°

15° 11°

12° 9°

11° 8°

Jan

126

Feb

100

Mar

87

Apr

56

May

58

Jun

55

Jul

50

Aug

70

Sep

86

Oct

101

Nov

111

Dec

123

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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Climate of Saint Mary’s
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	11°	12°	14°	16°	18°	19°	17°	15°	12°	11°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	7°	8°	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 Saint Mary’s

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 110 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (214 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 162 km to the east.

Airports

Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 110 kmnortheast
Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 214 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 217 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 252 kmnortheast
Cork Population: 224K 268 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Saint Mary’s

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 93 natural sites, 91 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

Bishop Rock Island 12 kmSW
White Island Island 6 kmN
Tresco Island 5 kmNW
Saint Martin’s Island 5 kmN

25–60 km37 places

Sennen Cove Beach 47 kmNE
Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 49 kmE
Porthcurno Beach Beach 48 kmE
Porthchapel Beach Beach 48 kmE

60–100 km100 places

Gylly Beach Beach 92 kmE
Swanpool Beach Beach 91 kmE
Chapel Porth Beach Beach 87 kmNE
Perranporth Beach Beach 94 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

St Mary's Village, St. Mary's
0.4 km SE
Isles of Scilly Village, St. Mary's
0.5 km N
Hugh Town Village, St. Mary's
1.1 km SW
St. Mary's Municipality, Isles of Scilly
0.2 km W
Maypole Village, St. Mary's
0.6 km NE
Old Town Village, St. Mary's
0.8 km S

Saint Mary’s

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Taylor's Island Island, St. Mary's
1.1 km W
Higher Newford Island, St. Mary's
1 km N
St. Mary's Pool Natural site, St. Mary's
1.1 km W
Mount Todden Mountain, St. Mary's
1.4 km E
Toll's Island Island, St. Mary's
1.7 km NE
The Garrison Mountain, St. Mary's
2 km SW
Great Ganilly Island, St. Martin's
4.6 km NE
Little Ganinick Island, St. Martin's
3.1 km NE