- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay106 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport218 km
About White Island
White Island is an island. Location: Isles of Scilly, England. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (106 km). Nearby sights include Plumb Island and Round Island.
Photos of White Island
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Round Island The original uploader was Benjaminevans82 at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Great Ganilly Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Round Island Lighthouse David Lally · 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 (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).
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° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 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 White Island
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 106 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (218 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 160 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 106 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 218 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 221 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 160 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 213 kmnortheast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 220 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 247 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 263 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from White Island
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 105 natural sites, 95 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km80 places
- Bishop Rock Island 16 kmSW
- Tresco Island 4 kmSW
- Saint Mary’s Island 6 kmS
- Saint Martin’s Island 2 kmS
25–60 km43 places
- Sennen Cove Beach 44 kmE
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 47 kmE
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 46 kmE
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 46 kmE
60–100 km118 places
- Gylly Beach Beach 90 kmE
- Swanpool Beach Beach 89 kmE
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 84 kmNE
- Perranporth Beach Beach 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St Martin's Village, St. Martin's1.5 km S
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St. Martin's Municipality, Isles of Scilly1.7 km S
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Middle Town Village, St. Martin's1.3 km S
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Higher Town Village, St. Martin's2.1 km S -
Tresco Village, Tresco4.3 km SW
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Tresco Municipality, Isles of Scilly4.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plumb Island Island, St. Martin's0.8 km SW
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Round Island Island, Isles of Scilly2.3 km W
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Pednbrose Island, Tresco1.5 km SW
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Great Hill (Tean) Island, Tresco1.7 km SW
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Saint Martin’s Island, St. Martin's1.8 km S
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Tean Island, Tresco1.9 km SW
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St. Martin's Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.1 km S
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Chapel Down (St Martin's) Island, St. Martin's2.2 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Great Ganilly Island, St. Martin's3.7 km SE
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Old Man Island, Tresco2.3 km SW
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St. Helen's Island, Tresco2.5 km W
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Peashopper Island Island, Tresco2.9 km SW
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Men-a-Vaur Island, Isles of Scilly3.1 km W
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Northwethel Island, Tresco3.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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