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Island

Swona

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°44′35″ N 3°03′26″ W

Swona
Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burwick
5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
August
See the climate
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport32 km

About Swona

Swona is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland. It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
2 km
Area
92 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Swona

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (124 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).

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Climate of Swona
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1088395635354617297115124113

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Swona

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 187 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmnorth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 32 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 52 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 253 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Swona

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 803 natural sites, 302 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Hoy Island 18 kmNW
  • Flotta Island 11 kmN
  • Hesta Head Natural site 9 kmNE
  • Switha Island 7 kmN

25–60 km443 places

  • Shapinsay Island 36 kmN
  • Rousay Island 47 kmN
  • Eday Island 52 kmN
  • Wyre Island 42 kmN

60–100 km501 places

  • Papa Westray Island Island 68 kmN
  • Westray Island 62 kmN
  • Sanday Island Island 63 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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Data last updated: · 2 independent sources