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Braewick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°18′22″ N 1°23′39″ W

Map showing the location of Braewick Braewick
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport48 km
EOI Eday Airport146 km

About Braewick

Braewick is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Aith Ness and Aith Voe.

Climate of Braewick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 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 Braewick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Braewick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 355 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 48 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 146 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 173 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 355 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast

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

Day trips from Braewick

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km468 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 9 kmE
  • Whalsay Island 23 kmE
  • Trondra Island 22 kmS
  • The Quey Island 20 kmN

25–60 km348 places

  • Unst Island 57 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 45 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 53 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km71 places

  • Rumblings Island 66 kmNE
  • Outer Flaess Island 68 kmNE
  • Muckle Flugga Island 67 kmNE
  • Inner Flaess Island 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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