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Island

Auskerry

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°01′56″ N 2°34′11″ W

Auskerry
Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dishes
7.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Population
5
5
When to go
August
See the climate
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
EOI Eday Airport21 km

About Auskerry

Auskerry is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Population: 5.

From Wikipedia

Auskerry (Scots: Soond; Old Norse: Austrsker, east skerry) is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
85 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Auskerry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (125 mm)
Driest month
May (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
Climate of Auskerry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°15°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1088497635054597099116125115

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Auskerry

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 21 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Auskerry

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 515 natural sites, 200 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • Shapinsay Island 18 kmW
  • Eday Island 21 kmNW
  • Wyre Island 25 kmNW
  • Gairsay Island 24 kmW

25–60 km391 places

  • Hoy Island 47 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 31 kmNW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 40 kmNW
  • Flotta Island 39 kmSW

60–100 km183 places

  • Clett Island 72 kmSW
  • Glass Islands Island 98 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 97 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dishes Village, Orkney Islands
    7.5 km N
  • Everbay Village, Orkney Islands
    8.4 km N
  • Grobister Village, Orkney Islands
    8.6 km N
  • Rothiesholm Village, Orkney Islands
    8.8 km NW
  • Wardhill Village, Orkney Islands
    9.3 km N
  • Aith Village, Orkney Islands
    9.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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