- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport69 km
- EOI Eday Airport172 km
About Copister
Copister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Orfasay and Samphrey.
Photos of Copister
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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 -
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Copister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- 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° | 15° | 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 Copister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 355 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 69 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 172 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 198 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 377 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Copister
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km384 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmS
- Whalsay Island 19 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 20 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 7 kmNW
25–60 km417 places
- Unst Island 32 kmNE
- Trondra Island 43 kmS
- Green Holm Island 41 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 35 kmS
60–100 km54 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 61 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 70 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 67 kmS
- Voe Natural site 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
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Samphrey Island, Shetland Islands3.1 km SW -
Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE -
Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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