- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport109 km
- EOI Eday Airport213 km
About Skaw
Skaw is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Skaw and Hill Ness.
Photos of Skaw
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Skaw
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 96 | 126 | 73 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 117 | 135 | 154 | 145 |
How to get to Skaw
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 338 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 109 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 213 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 239 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 338 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skaw
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Unst Island 10 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 22 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 1 kmNE
25–60 km310 places
- Whalsay Island 56 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 42 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 40 kmSW
- Lamba Island Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km370 places
- Shetland Islands Island 61 kmSW
- Trondra Island 83 kmS
- Green Holm Island 82 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km NE
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Hill Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km NW
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Nor Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1 km SE
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Inner Flaess Island, Shetland Islands1.4 km NE
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Wick of Skaw Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
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Gerva Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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