- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport101 km
- EOI Eday Airport205 km
About Baltasound
Baltasound is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 8 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Unst and Crussa Field.
Photos of Baltasound
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ham Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Collaster Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Baltasound
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Baltasound
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 341 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 101 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 205 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 231 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 341 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Baltasound
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 570 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Unst Island 2 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 16 kmS
- Yell Island 22 kmSW
- Kay Holm Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km352 places
- Shetland Islands Island 53 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 48 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 34 kmSW
- Mainland Island 59 kmS
60–100 km327 places
- Trondra Island 75 kmS
- Green Holm Island 74 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 68 kmS
- Flotta Island Island 67 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Unst Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km SW
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Crussa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km N
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Spoo Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5 km W
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Wick of Hagdale Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km E
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Keen of Hamar Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km E
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Knowe of Gue Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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