- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport119 km
About Bigton
Bigton is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 37 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bigton Wick and Hevda Cletts.
Photos of Bigton
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bigton
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Bigton
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 11 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 318 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 11 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 119 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 144 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bigton
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km192 places
- Trondra Island 16 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 2 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 18 kmN
- Hoove Holm Island 24 kmN
25–60 km447 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmN
- Whalsay Island 44 kmNE
- The Quey Island 57 kmN
- South Benelip Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km260 places
- Unst Island 90 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 76 kmN
- The Vere Island 87 kmN
- The Vere Island 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bigton Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km NW
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Hevda Cletts Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km SW
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Inns Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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High Herbi Clett Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Skeetsa Skerry Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km SW
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Sweyn Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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