- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport57 km
- EOI Eday Airport166 km
About Challister
Challister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Suther Ness and Kirk Ness.
Photos of Challister
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Grif Skerry john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Challister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 98 | 118 | 70 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Challister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 347 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 57 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 166 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 191 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 347 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 365 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Challister
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km251 places
- Shetland Islands Island 16 kmW
- Whalsay Island 4 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 22 kmNW
- Mainland Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km590 places
- Unst Island 43 kmN
- Trondra Island 33 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 28 kmN
- Green Holm Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km26 places
- Urashield Mountain 98 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 98 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 98 kmS
- Burn of Furse River 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Suther Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Kirk Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Gamla Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands3.9 km S
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands4.2 km W
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Wether Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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