- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport87 km
- EOI Eday Airport94 km
About Sule Skerry
Sule Skerry is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Sule Skerry is a remote skerry in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Length
- 0.8 km
- Area
- 16 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Sule Skerry
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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office · Public domain -
James Tomison · Public domain -
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Banja-Frans Mulder · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Sule Skerry
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 7° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 85 | 112 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 92 | 124 | 138 | 145 | 122 |
How to get to Sule Skerry
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 87 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 256 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 87 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 94 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 103 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 256 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sule Skerry
Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 914 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Sule Skerry Lighthouse Landmark 1 kmS
- Sule Stack Island 9 kmSW
25–60 km32 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 59 kmS
- Eilean Iosal Island 58 kmS
- Eilean Hoan Island 60 kmS
- Glass Islands Island 60 kmS
60–100 km1,231 places
- Hoy Island 69 kmE
- Shapinsay Island 88 kmE
- Rousay Island 79 kmE
- Eday Island 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aultivullin Village, Highland60 km S -
Portvasgo Neighbourhood, Highland60 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sule Skerry Lighthouse Landmark, Orkney Islands0.1 km S
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Sule Stack Island, Orkney Islands8.9 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands69 km E -
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands66 km E -
Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands73 km E -
Brough of Birsay Island, Orkney Islands61 km E
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands65 km E
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Outer Holm Island, Orkney Islands66 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources