- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport31 km
- EOI Eday Airport32 km
About Skipi Geo
Skipi Geo is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Brough Head and Birsay Bay.
Photos of Skipi Geo
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Skipi Geo
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 Skipi Geo
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 31 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 32 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 354 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skipi Geo
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 600 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km162 places
- Rousay Island 17 kmE
- Wyre Island 20 kmE
- Gairsay Island 20 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 20 kmS
25–60 km411 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
- Eday Island 31 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmNE
60–100 km302 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 91 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 86 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands0.7 km NE
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands1 km SE
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Marwick Village, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands4.6 km SE
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands4.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Birsay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Brough of Birsay Island, Orkney Islands1.4 km W
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.3 km S
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Loop of Crooie Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.9 km E
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Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km SE
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.4 km E
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.5 km S -
Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands6 km S
Sources & licences
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