- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay119 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport214 km
About Western Rocks
Western Rocks is an island. Location: Isles of Scilly, England. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (119 km). Nearby sights include Gorregan and Rosevear.
Photos of Western Rocks
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Melledgan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gorregan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burnt Island David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Western Rocks
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).
Show values as a table
| 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 Western Rocks
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 119 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (214 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 171 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 119 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 214 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 233 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 171 kmeast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 216 kmsoutheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 226 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 261 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 268 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Western Rocks
Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 73 natural sites, 85 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km80 places
- Round Island Lighthouse Landmark 13 kmNE
- Bishop Rock Island 3 kmW
- Annet Island 3 kmNE
- St. Helen's Island 13 kmNE
25–60 km18 places
- Cape Cornwall Natural site 58 kmNE
- Botallack Head Natural site 60 kmNE
- Kemijack Historic site 58 kmNE
- Gwennap Head Daymark Historic site 55 kmE
60–100 km87 places
- Castle an Dinas Mountain 71 kmNE
- Crowan Beacon Mountain 87 kmNE
- Zennor Head Natural site 70 kmNE
- Carbis Bay Natural site 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St. Agnes Municipality, Isles of Scilly4.4 km NE
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St Agnes Village, St. Agnes4.7 km NE
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Hugh Town Village, St. Mary's8.1 km NE
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Middle Town Neighbourhood, St. Agnes4.7 km NE
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St Mary's Village, St. Mary's9.2 km NE
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Isles of Scilly Village, St. Mary's9.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gorregan Island, Isles of Scilly1.1 km E
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Rosevear Island, St. Agnes0.1 km SE
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Rosevean Island, St. Agnes0.4 km SE
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Great Crebawethan Island, St. Agnes1.2 km NW
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Melledgan Island, Isles of Scilly2.3 km E
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Little Crebawethan Island, St. Agnes1.4 km NW
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Burnt Island Island, St. Agnes4.4 km NE
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Bishop Rock Island, St. Agnes3.2 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gweal Island, Bryher9.5 km N -
Annet Island, Isles of Scilly3.5 km NE
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Tins Walbert Island, St. Agnes4.4 km NE
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Higher Town Hill (St Agnes) Island, St. Agnes5 km NE
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Gugh Island, St. Agnes5.6 km NE
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Kittern Hill (Gugh) Island, St. Agnes5.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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