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St Thomas's Island

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′18″ N 2°07′36″ W

Map showing the location of St Thomas's Island St Thomas's Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Horncliffe
0.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km

About St Thomas's Island

St Thomas's Island is an island. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Blount Island and Norham Castle.

Climate of St Thomas's Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (74 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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).

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Climate of St Thomas's Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)705153455052567163747267

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to St Thomas's Island

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 82 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 71 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 91 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 134 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from St Thomas's Island

Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 1,503 natural sites, 390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 11 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 12 kmE
  • Old Law Island 24 kmSE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 22 kmE

25–60 km659 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 47 kmNW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 48 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,517 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 78 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 78 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Horncliffe Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.9 km NE
  • Fishwick Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.7 km N
  • Norham Village, Norham
    3.1 km SW
  • Horndean Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.6 km W
  • Norham Municipality, Northumberland
    2.6 km SW
  • Hutton Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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