- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport73 km
- EOI Eday Airport170 km
About Colla Firth
Colla Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Queyfirth and Hoo Field.
Photos of Colla Firth
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The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hevdadale Head Tim Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Colla Firth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 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) | 140 | 103 | 126 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Colla Firth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 366 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 73 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 170 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 196 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 366 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Colla Firth
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km305 places
- Shetland Islands Island 24 kmS
- Muckle Roe Island Island 19 kmS
- Linga Island 20 kmS
- Egilsay Island 14 kmS
25–60 km473 places
- Whalsay Island 29 kmSE
- Unst Island 34 kmNE
- Trondra Island 47 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 27 kmE
60–100 km76 places
- Mousa Island Island 60 kmS
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 61 kmSW
- Mid Field Island 60 kmS
- Da Noup Mountain 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ness of Queyfirth Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Hoo Field Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km SW
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Hill of Skea Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km N
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Beorgs of Housetter Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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The Heog Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SW
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Quey Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Back of Ollaberry Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
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Billia Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Faan Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km SW
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.2 km SE
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The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands7.6 km S
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands7.8 km NW
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Gluss Isle Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km S
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands8.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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