- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport109 km
- EOI Eday Airport212 km
About Burra Firth
Burra Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Birka Stack and Leera Stack.
Photos of Burra Firth
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Burra Firth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Burra Firth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 342 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 109 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 212 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 238 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 342 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burra Firth
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 540 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km114 places
- Unst Island 9 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 22 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 5 kmE
25–60 km318 places
- Whalsay Island 56 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 41 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 38 kmSW
- Lamba Island Island 42 kmSW
60–100 km360 places
- Shetland Islands Island 60 kmS
- Trondra Island 83 kmS
- Green Holm Island 82 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Birka Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Leera Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km E
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Hermaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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Saxa Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SE
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Ruska Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km NE
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Flodda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Urda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Stackingro Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Burra Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Neap Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km SW
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Sothers Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SE
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Little Flugga Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km N
Sources & licences
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