- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport119 km
About Bigton Wick
Bigton Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include The Neapack and Muckle Fogla Stack.
Climate of Bigton Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (144 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 103 | 115 | 72 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 74 | 110 | 128 | 144 | 137 |
How to get to Bigton Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 319 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 12 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 119 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 144 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bigton Wick
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 622 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km199 places
- Trondra Island 15 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 2 kmS
- Green Holm Island 17 kmN
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmN
25–60 km451 places
- Shetland Islands Island 38 kmN
- Whalsay Island 44 kmNE
- The Quey Island 56 kmN
- South Benelip Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km255 places
- Unst Island 89 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 75 kmN
- The Vere Island 86 kmN
- The Vere Island 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Neapack Island, Shetland Islands0.4 km SW
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Muckle Fogla Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km N
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Griskerry Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km NE
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Ness of Ireland Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Hich Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Saint Ninian’s Bay Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Knowe of Burgarth Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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Skeetsa Skerry Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
Sources & licences
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