- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
- EOI Eday Airport151 km
About Ben Holm
Ben Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Calf Holm and The Noup.
Photos of Ben Holm
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South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ben Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 101 | 118 | 70 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 129 | 147 | 140 |
How to get to Ben Holm
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 353 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 151 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 177 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 353 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ben Holm
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km406 places
- Shetland Islands Island 8 kmNW
- Whalsay Island 12 kmNE
- Trondra Island 19 kmSW
- The Ward Island 24 kmW
25–60 km413 places
- Unst Island 55 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 41 kmN
- East Ward Island 25 kmW
- Vaila Island Island 27 kmW
60–100 km67 places
- Urashield Mountain 84 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 85 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Calf Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.3 km NE
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The Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km SE
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Holm of Benston Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km SW
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Hill of Skellister Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
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Corn Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km E
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The Roonies Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Stockan Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km E
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West Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands12 km NE -
Shetland Islands Island, Shetland Islands7.6 km NW
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South Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands4.3 km S
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Eswick Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SE
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Holm of Skellister Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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Cunning Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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