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Brough

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°29′44″ N 1°03′20″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
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Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport70 km
EOI Eday Airport174 km

About Brough

Brough is a neighbourhood. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Heoga Ness and Burra Voe.

Climate of Brough

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (149 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).

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Climate of Brough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Brough

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 351 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 70 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 174 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 200 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 351 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 378 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 km352 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 19 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 17 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 10 kmW

25–60 km439 places

  • Unst Island 30 kmN
  • Trondra Island 44 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 43 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 37 kmS

60–100 km64 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 62 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 71 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 68 kmS
  • Mossy Hill Mountain 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km E
  • Burra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.6 km NE
  • Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km NW
  • Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km SW
  • Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km SW
  • Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km S

Sources & licences

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