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Brough

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°28′40″ N 1°12′28″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
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Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport67 km
EOI Eday Airport168 km

About Brough

Brough is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Samphrey and Tofts Voe.

Climate of Brough

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Brough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1391061267554596079118136155147

How to get to Brough

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 360 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 67 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 168 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 194 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 360 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 375 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Brough

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km392 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 17 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 20 kmSE
  • Fetlar Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 5 kmN

25–60 km415 places

  • Unst Island 35 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 40 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 39 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 33 kmS

60–100 km48 places

  • The Compass Mountain 68 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 65 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 63 kmS
  • Lambhoga Head Natural site 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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