- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport53 km
- EOI Eday Airport159 km
About Skelberry
Skelberry is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 9 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Hamera Head and Collifield Ness.
Photos of Skelberry
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Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Skelberry
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Skelberry
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 53 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 159 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 184 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skelberry
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km410 places
- Shetland Islands Island 6 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 9 kmE
- Muckle Roe Island Island 16 kmW
- Linga Island 12 kmW
25–60 km445 places
- Unst Island 46 kmN
- Trondra Island 27 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 33 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 45 kmS
60–100 km32 places
- Urashield Mountain 93 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 96 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 93 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hamera Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Collifield Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km SE
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Bench Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km NE
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Dury Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km S
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Hunder Holm Island, Shetland Islands4.3 km E
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Dragon Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.5 km E
Sources & licences
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