- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Skeabrae
Skeabrae is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 13 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Kirkness and Greeny Hill.
Photos of Skeabrae
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Skeabrae
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Skeabrae
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skeabrae
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 633 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmE
- Rousay Island 17 kmNE
- Wyre Island 18 kmE
25–60 km361 places
- Eday Island 30 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 38 kmNE
- Flotta Island 28 kmS
- Auskerry Island 40 kmE
60–100 km341 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 85 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 83 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km W
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km SW
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km SW
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Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands5.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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