- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
- EOI Eday Airport15 km
About Sweyn Holm
Sweyn Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Sweyn Holm
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Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sweyn Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Sweyn Holm
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sweyn Holm
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 562 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km318 places
- Shapinsay Island 6 kmSE
- Rousay Island 10 kmNW
- Eday Island 14 kmNE
- Wyre Island 3 kmN
25–60 km261 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 29 kmN
- Flotta Island 30 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 34 kmS
60–100 km247 places
- Clett Island 62 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 100 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 98 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 100 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km W
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North Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km W
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Russness Bay Natural site, United Kingdom0.7 km S
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km S
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km S
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km N
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Holm of Boray Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Grass Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands5.9 km SE
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands9.8 km NW -
Eday Island, Orkney Islands14 km NE -
Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands8.6 km N -
Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands8.1 km S -
Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.5 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources