- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport105 km
- EOI Eday Airport208 km
About Burrafirth
Burrafirth is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 6 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Loch of Cliff and Birka Stack.
Climate of Burrafirth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Burrafirth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 105 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 343 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 105 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 208 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 235 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 343 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burrafirth
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 552 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km132 places
- Unst Island 6 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 21 kmS
- Hascosay Island 22 kmS
- The Tind Natural site 23 kmS
25–60 km334 places
- Shetland Islands Island 57 kmS
- Whalsay Island 52 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 37 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km351 places
- Trondra Island 79 kmS
- Green Holm Island 78 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 72 kmS
- Mainland Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch of Cliff Lake, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Birka Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.8 km NE
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands5.7 km S -
Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.2 km NW -
Libbers Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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Crussa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
Sources & licences
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