Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:28 am – 10:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min9:03 am – 3:43 pm
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People3,676 residentsin the Skye South census areaMedian age 53.31,821 households74% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright17% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,863 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: hospitality 16%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, Gaelic 3%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 16°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,637 mm of rain a year, 81 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197030 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201731 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202632 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.7 · PM2.5 3.0 · PM10 4.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband6.7% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband68% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,207 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryCarbost Medical Practice7.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportColl Airport COL44 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA116 miRailway stationMallaig22 miBus stationSomerled SquarePortree15 miFerrySconser Isle Of Skye Ferry Terminal10 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV47 postcode district.
