- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport41 km
- EOI Eday Airport149 km
About Tainga Skerry
Tainga Skerry is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Stunger and South Isle of Gletness.
Photos of Tainga Skerry
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South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tainga Skerry
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 101 | 118 | 70 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 129 | 147 | 140 |
How to get to Tainga Skerry
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 350 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 41 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 149 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 174 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 350 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tainga Skerry
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km393 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmNW
- Whalsay Island 13 kmNE
- Trondra Island 16 kmSW
- East Ward Island 25 kmW
25–60 km416 places
- Unst Island 58 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 44 kmN
- Vaila Island Island 27 kmW
- Holm of Melby Island 29 kmW
60–100 km77 places
- Urashield Mountain 82 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 84 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 82 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stunger Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km NW
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South Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km S
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Gult Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km W
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South Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km W
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North Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands1 km NE
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The Roonies Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km NW
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Ling Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
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Eswick Holm Island, Shetland Islands2 km NE
Sources & licences
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