- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport71 km
- EOI Eday Airport175 km
About Burra Voe
Burra Voe is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Heoga Ness and Burra Ness.
Photos of Burra Voe
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Queyon Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Burra Voe
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Burra Voe
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 71 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 71 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 175 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 201 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 351 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burra Voe
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km343 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 19 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 16 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 10 kmW
25–60 km445 places
- Unst Island 29 kmN
- Trondra Island 45 kmS
- Green Holm Island 43 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 37 kmS
60–100 km66 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 63 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 72 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 69 kmS
- Hallilee Mountain 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Upper Neapaback Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands0.4 km NE
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Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands0.2 km SW
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Brough Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands0.6 km SW
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Littlester Village, Shetland Islands1.2 km W
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Houlland Village, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W -
Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Ness of Gossabrough Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km NE
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands5.8 km W -
Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
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Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands5.5 km W
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Otters Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
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Gossabrough Wick of Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands11 km NW
Sources & licences
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