- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport38 km
About Skel Wick
Skel Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Havey and Bay of Swartmill.
Photos of Skel Wick
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Papa Westray Island Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Papa Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Skel Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Skel Wick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 14 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 245 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 38 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 94 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 245 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 315 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 373 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 391 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skel Wick
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 479 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Rousay Island 17 kmSW
- Eday Island 15 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 6 kmN
- Wyre Island 21 kmS
25–60 km347 places
- Hoy Island 55 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmS
- Flotta Island 53 kmS
- Auskerry Island 35 kmSE
60–100 km156 places
- Clett Island 84 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 70 kmS
- Fair Isle Island 77 kmE
- The Skerry Island 75 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Havey Natural site, Scotland0.1 km E
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Bay of Swartmill Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km W
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Langskaill Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.2 km S
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Bay of Cleat Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Bay of Cubbigeo Natural site, Scotland2.8 km S
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Head of Moclett Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Westray Island, Orkney Islands3.3 km W
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Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands5.6 km N
Sources & licences
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