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Natural site

Blue Mull

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°43′00″ N 0°59′00″ W

Blue Mull
Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Wick
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport95 km
EOI Eday Airport197 km

About Blue Mull

Blue Mull is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include The Keen and Papil Ness.

Climate of Blue Mull

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

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Climate of Blue Mull
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°15°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Blue Mull

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 348 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 197 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 224 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Blue Mull

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km199 places

  • Unst Island 7 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 13 kmSE
  • Little Holm Island 24 kmSW
  • Muckle Ward Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km401 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 46 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 43 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 26 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 53 kmS

60–100 km254 places

  • Trondra Island 69 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 68 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 61 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km E
  • Westing Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NE
  • Underhoull Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km E
  • Cullivoe Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SW
  • Burragarth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km E
  • Midbrake Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources