- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport46 km
- EOI Eday Airport73 km
About The Skerry
The Skerry is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Heillie Stack and Green Holm.
Climate of The Skerry
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to The Skerry
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 265 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 46 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 73 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 94 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 265 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 347 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Skerry
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 569 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 5 kmNE
- Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmNE
- Skroo Mountain 5 kmNE
- Wirrvie Burn River 5 kmNE
25–60 km109 places
- Little Havra Island Island 59 kmN
- Ness of Ireland Natural site 57 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 54 kmN
- Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 54 kmN
60–100 km676 places
- Shetland Islands Island 94 kmN
- Whalsay Island 99 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 87 kmSW
- Rousay Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heillie Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km N
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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The Burrian Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km NE
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Yarn Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km N
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High Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
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Malcolm's Head Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km N
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Fogli Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km N
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Lang Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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