- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport60 km
- EOI Eday Airport169 km
About Outer Holm of Skaw
Outer Holm of Skaw is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Inner Holm of Skaw and Mooa.
Photos of Outer Holm of Skaw
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rumble john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Grif Skerry john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Outer Holm of Skaw
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 98 | 118 | 70 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Outer Holm of Skaw
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 343 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 60 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 169 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 195 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 343 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Outer Holm of Skaw
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km200 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmW
- Whalsay Island 7 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 24 kmSW
- Holm of Gunnista Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km620 places
- Unst Island 41 kmN
- Trondra Island 37 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 26 kmN
- East Ward Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km34 places
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 72 kmW
- Da Stacks o da Logat Island 70 kmW
- Da Noup Mountain 72 kmSW
- Da Kame Mountain 72 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Vats-houll Village, Shetland Islands4 km W
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Challister Village, Shetland Islands4.4 km W
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Symbister Village, Shetland Islands8.3 km SW
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Brough Village, Shetland Islands5.6 km W
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Huxter Village, Shetland Islands6.7 km SW
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Marrister Village, Shetland Islands7.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Mooa Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Isbister Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Nista Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Gamla Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Calf of Linga Island, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands7.2 km SW
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Grif Skerry Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Rumble Island, Shetland Islands6.3 km S
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands8.5 km W
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Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands10 km NW -
Filla Island, Shetland Islands5.5 km E
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East Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands5.6 km S
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Ward of Mioness Island, Shetland Islands6.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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