- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport69 km
- EOI Eday Airport171 km
About Bigga Island
Bigga Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Ulsta and Ness of Sound.
Photos of Bigga Island
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of West Sandwick Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bigga Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 106 | 126 | 75 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 136 | 155 | 147 |
How to get to Bigga Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 358 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 69 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 171 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 197 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bigga Island
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km392 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmS
- Whalsay Island 22 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 22 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 3 kmNW
25–60 km399 places
- Unst Island 32 kmNE
- Trondra Island 43 kmS
- Green Holm Island 42 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 35 kmS
60–100 km63 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 61 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 71 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 68 kmS
- Mossy Hill Mountain 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE -
Uynarey Island Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Samphrey Island, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE -
Brother Isle Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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Evra Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands4.1 km N
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fish Holm Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km SE
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Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands10 km SE -
Little Roe Island Island, Shetland Islands4.6 km W
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Hill of Arisdale Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km NE
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Lamba Island Island, Shetland Islands5.8 km W
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Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km S
Sources & licences
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