- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport43 km
- EOI Eday Airport75 km
About Fair Isle
Fair Isle is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Hoiliff and Vaasetter.
Climate of Fair Isle
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Fair Isle
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 267 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 43 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 75 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 267 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 350 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 400 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fair Isle
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 2 kmNE
- Sheep Rock Mountain 1 kmSE
- Skroo Mountain 2 kmNE
- Wirrvie Burn River 2 kmNE
25–60 km111 places
- Mousa Island Island 58 kmNE
- Little Havra Island Island 56 kmN
- Mid Field Island 58 kmNE
- Royl Field Mountain 60 kmN
60–100 km694 places
- Shetland Islands Island 91 kmN
- Whalsay Island 96 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 89 kmSW
- Rousay Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hoiliff Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km W
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Vaasetter Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km SE
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Breiti Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km NW
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Red Codlin Ru Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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Connis Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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Hundi Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km SW
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Sheep Rock Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km SE
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Swaabi Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
Sources & licences
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