- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport32 km
- EOI Eday Airport143 km
About Bressay Island
Bressay Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Virdick and Hill of Setter.
Photos of Bressay Island
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Bressay Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Bressay Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 339 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 32 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 143 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 168 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bressay Island
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km284 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmNW
- Whalsay Island 22 kmN
- Trondra Island 11 kmW
- Sweyn Holm Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km484 places
- Fetlar Island Island 54 kmN
- East Ward Island 28 kmW
- Vaila Island Island 30 kmW
- Holm of Melby Island 37 kmNW
60–100 km118 places
- Unst Island 68 kmN
- Urashield Mountain 73 kmSW
- Sheep Rock Mountain 75 kmSW
- Skroo Mountain 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lerwick City, Shetland Islands3.3 km W -
Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands1.6 km SW
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Ham Village, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
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Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Gunnista Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km N
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Freefield Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands3.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Virdick Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km E
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Hill of Setter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km N
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Ander Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km NE
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Leira Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km NW
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Holm of Mel Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Ward of Bressay Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Lerwick Coastguard Station Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km W
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The Ord Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Trondra Island, Shetland Islands11 km W -
Holm of Beosetter Island, Shetland Islands4.5 km N
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Loch of Clickimin Lake, Shetland Islands4.3 km W
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Holm of Sound Island, Shetland Islands4.5 km W
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Isle of Noss Island, Shetland Islands3.9 km E
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Holm of Gunnista Island, Shetland Islands4.2 km N
Sources & licences
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