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Scury Islands

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°39′08″ N 2°31′51″ W

Map showing the location of Scury Islands Scury Islands
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Banff
1.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport54 km
INV Inverness Airport92 km

About Scury Islands

Scury Islands is an island. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Montcoffer Hill and Hospital Island.

Climate of Scury Islands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (70 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Scury Islands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)664853495156576470707061

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

How to get to Scury Islands

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 62 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 54 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 194 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 225 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 304 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Scury Islands

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 1,351 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 16 kmW
  • Logg Island Island 16 kmS
  • Hospital Island Island 1 kmW
  • St John's Stone Island 11 kmE

25–60 km441 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 47 kmS
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 41 kmW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 50 kmSE

60–100 km1,132 places

  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 62 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 95 kmW
  • Isle of Moy Island 95 kmW
  • Innis Mhòr Island 87 kmW

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