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Cliff Skerry

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°51′14″ N 0°53′14″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burrafirth
5.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport111 km
EOI Eday Airport213 km

About Cliff Skerry

Cliff Skerry is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (111 km). Nearby sights include Little Flugga and Muckle Flugga.

Climate of Cliff Skerry

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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 Cliff Skerry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°10°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)144971257348555980118135156147

How to get to Cliff Skerry

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 111 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 111 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 213 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 239 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cliff Skerry

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 538 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • Unst Island 12 kmS
  • Urie Lingey Island 25 kmS
  • Holm of Skaw Island 7 kmE
  • Hunts Holm Island 19 kmS

25–60 km318 places

  • Whalsay Island 58 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 26 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 42 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km366 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 62 kmS
  • Trondra Island 85 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 84 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    5.9 km S
  • Skaw Village, Shetland Islands
    6.2 km SE
  • Northdale Village, Shetland Islands
    6.6 km SE
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    6.8 km S
  • Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    7.5 km SE
  • Quoys Village, Shetland Islands
    6.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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