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Skelwick

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°17′14″ N 2°54′02″ W

Map showing the location of Skelwick Skelwick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport13 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km

About Skelwick

Skelwick is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 25 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Langskaill Hill and Skel Wick.

Climate of Skelwick

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).

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Climate of Skelwick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)116901026751556174106124134123

How to get to Skelwick

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 243 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 13 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 243 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 314 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 372 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Skelwick

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Rousay Island 15 kmSW
  • Eday Island 13 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 7 kmN
  • Wyre Island 19 kmS

25–60 km339 places

  • Hoy Island 54 kmSW
  • Shapinsay Island 26 kmS
  • Flotta Island 52 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km152 places

  • Clett Island 83 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 69 kmS
  • Fair Isle Island 77 kmE
  • The Skerry Island 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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