- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport33 km
- EOI Eday Airport135 km
About The Skult
The Skult is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include North Score Holm and Easter Score Holm.
Photos of The Skult
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Greena Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Skult
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to The Skult
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 340 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 33 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 135 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 161 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 340 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Skult
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km389 places
- Shetland Islands Island 18 kmNE
- Trondra Island 8 kmSE
- Sweyn Holm Island 23 kmS
- Green Holm Island 6 kmSE
25–60 km375 places
- Whalsay Island 28 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 57 kmNE
- The Quey Island 34 kmN
- South Benelip Island 41 kmNE
60–100 km122 places
- Unst Island 70 kmNE
- The Vere Island 66 kmN
- The Vere Island 66 kmNE
- South Holms Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Reawick Village, Shetland Islands2.2 km NW
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Scalloway Village, Shetland Islands6.8 km SE
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South Stromness Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km NE
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Easter Skeld Village, Shetland Islands3.9 km NW
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Sand Village, Shetland Islands4.5 km N
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Scarvister Village, Shetland Islands4.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
North Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km N
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Easter Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km E
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Fore Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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Lunga Skerries Island, Shetland Islands1 km S
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Fora Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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Sanda Little Island, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Rea Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.7 km NW
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Ward of Reawick Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Trondra Island, Shetland Islands8.2 km SE -
Burwick Holm Island, Shetland Islands5 km SE
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Greena Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km NE
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North Havra Island Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km E
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Hoy Island Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km NE
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Sanda Stour Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
Sources & licences
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