- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport75 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport98 km
About Skullomie
Skullomie is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township at the head of Tongue Bay in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the village of Tongue on the northern coast of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The place name is spelled Skullomie on some Ordnance Survey maps. The township lies on the eastern shore of Tongue Bay just north of the mouth of the Kyle of Tongue. Scullomie pier, a category B listed building, was built using a drystone technique.
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Climate of Skullomie
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 87 | 109 | 71 | 65 | 76 | 85 | 98 | 125 | 137 | 147 | 129 |
How to get to Skullomie
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 204 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 75 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 110 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 243 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 294 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 295 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skullomie
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,717 natural sites, 530 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km240 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 5 kmNE
- Rabbit Islands Island 2 kmN
- Neave Island Island 6 kmNE
- Eilean Iosal Island 6 kmN
25–60 km884 places
- Clett Island 50 kmE
- Eilean Dubh Island 51 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 45 kmW
- Oldany Island Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km1,164 places
- Hoy Island 73 kmNE
- Flotta Island 81 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 90 kmE
- Eilean a' Char Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Blandy Mountain, Highland1.2 km SE
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Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Mountain, Highland1.8 km S -
Rabbit Islands Island, Highland2 km N
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Ben Tongue Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW
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Rabbit Island East Island, Highland2.8 km N
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Talmine Bay Natural site, Highland3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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