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Village

Brae

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°23′47″ N 1°21′11″ W

Map showing the location of Brae Brae
Location in United Kingdom
Population
720
720
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport58 km
EOI Eday Airport156 km

About Brae

Brae is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Population: 720. Elevation: 36 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Voxter Ness and Free Church.

Climate of Brae

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Brae
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Brae

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 365 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 58 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 183 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 365 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Voxter Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km N
  • Free Church Attraction, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km S
  • Busta Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km S
  • Ell Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km W
  • Virdins Mountain, Shetland Islands
    2 km W
  • South Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km N

Sources & licences

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