Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Cul Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°24′00″ N 1°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Cul Ness Cul Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Swining
2.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport59 km
EOI Eday Airport163 km

About Cul Ness

Cul Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Swining Voe and South Hill of Lunna.

Climate of Cul Ness

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
Climate of Cul Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Cul Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 59 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 163 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 189 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 367 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cul Ness

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km390 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 10 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 12 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 22 kmS
  • Holm of Gunnista Island 24 kmS

25–60 km452 places

  • Unst Island 42 kmN
  • Trondra Island 32 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Sanda Stour Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km23 places

  • Da Noup Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Da Kame Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Da Stab Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Wester Hœvdi Natural site 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Swining Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km SW
  • Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km SE
  • Vidlin Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km S
  • Gardin Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km SE
  • Gillsbreck Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km S
  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources