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Tresco

Located in Isles of Scilly, England Coordinates: 49°57′12″ N 6°20′12″ W

Map showing the location of Tresco Tresco
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
26
listed under Tresco
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay110 km
BES Brest Bretagne airport218 km

About Tresco

Tresco is a municipality. Location: Isles of Scilly, England. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (110 km). Nearby sights include Tresco and Bryher.

Climate of Tresco

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 9° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 7°)
Wettest month
January (125 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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Climate of Tresco
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°11°12°14°16°18°19°17°15°13°11°
Average low (°C)7°7°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°8°
Precipitation (mm)12510087575854507086101111122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Tresco

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 110 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (218 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 163 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 110 kmnortheast
  • Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 218 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 225 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 163 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 218 kmnortheast
  • Brest Population: 144.9K 220 kmsoutheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 251 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 263 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tresco

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 92 natural sites, 91 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Bishop Rock Island 12 kmSW
  • White Island Island 4 kmNE
  • Tresco Island 1 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island 5 kmSE

25–60 km35 places

  • Sennen Cove Beach 48 kmE
  • Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Porthcurno Beach Beach 50 kmE
  • Porthchapel Beach Beach 50 kmE

60–100 km100 places

  • Gylly Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Swanpool Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Chapel Porth Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Perranporth Beach Beach 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tresco

26 places
  1. 1 Tresco 180

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature4

Lakes, rivers & coasts15

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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