- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay113 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport217 km
About White Island
White Island is an island. Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (113 km). Nearby sights include North Hill and Samson.
Photos of White Island
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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 White Island
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| 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° | 13° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 100 | 87 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 70 | 86 | 101 | 111 | 122 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to White Island
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 113 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (217 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 166 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 113 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 217 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 228 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 166 kmeast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 219 kmsoutheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 220 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 254 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 264 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from White Island
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 82 natural sites, 88 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km80 places
- Mount Todden Mountain 6 kmE
- Gweal Island 3 kmN
- Round Island Lighthouse Landmark 6 kmNE
- Western Rocks Island 7 kmSW
25–60 km29 places
- Merry Maidens Historic site 57 kmE
- Mên-an-Tol Historic site 60 kmNE
- Wolf Rock Lighthouse Landmark 40 kmE
- Cape Cornwall Natural site 52 kmNE
60–100 km93 places
- Rosemullion Head Natural site 95 kmE
- Lizard Lighthouse Landmark 83 kmE
- Perranporth Beach Beach 98 kmNE
- Carn Brea Mountain 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
North Hill Mountain, Tresco0.8 km NE
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Samson Island, Isles of Scilly0.7 km E
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South Hill Island, Tresco0.8 km E
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Great Minalto Island, Tresco0.9 km S
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Little Minalto Island, Tresco1.1 km S
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Gweal Island, Bryher2.5 km N
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Puffin Island Island, Tresco1.3 km NE
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Green Island Island, Tresco1.3 km E
Sources & licences
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