- Elevation
- 293 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport82 km
- BRR Barra Airport112 km
About St Kilda
St Kilda is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Conachair and Mullach Sgar.
Photos of St Kilda
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Cnoc Glas Andy Strangeway · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mullach Bi Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Conachair Ian Mitchell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Oseval Mountain Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ruabhal M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of St Kilda
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- March (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (190 mm)
- Driest month
- May (83 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° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 137 | 148 | 96 | 83 | 86 | 100 | 120 | 152 | 190 | 179 | 174 |
How to get to St Kilda
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 82 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 342 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 82 kmsoutheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 112 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 140 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 342 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 371 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 388 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 395 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 396 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St Kilda
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 203 natural sites, 483 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km39 places
- Leibhinis Island 5 kmSE
- Soay Island 3 kmNW
- Dùn Island 2 kmSE
- Boreray Island 8 kmNE
25–60 km3 places
- Heisgeir Eagach Island 54 kmE
- Haskeir Island NE Top Mountain 55 kmE
- Haskeir Island 55 kmE
60–100 km650 places
- Lingay Island 81 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 97 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 92 kmE
- Bhalaigh Island 97 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Conachair Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Mullach Sgar Mountain, Western Isles1 km SW
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Mullach Bi Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km W
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Bradastac Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km N
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Claigeann Mor Mountain, Western Isles1 km SW
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Oseval Mountain Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km E
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Ruabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km S
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Mullach Bi North Top Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km W
Sources & licences
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