Fetlar Island
Local name: Fetlar
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°37′00″ N 0°52′00″ W
- Elevation
- 124 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Population
- 61
- 61
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport86 km
- EOI Eday Airport191 km
About Fetlar Island
Fetlar Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Population: 61.
Fetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census and 66 in 2022. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Other settlements include Aith, Funzie, Herra and Tresta. Fetlar is the fourth-largest island of Shetland with an area of just over 4,000 ha (9,900 acres).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 40.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Fetlar Island
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Climate of Fetlar Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Fetlar Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 341 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 86 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 191 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 217 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 341 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 393 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fetlar Island
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km213 places
- Unst Island 15 kmN
- Brother Isle Island 23 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 23 kmW
- Muckle Ward Mountain 25 kmW
25–60 km482 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 32 kmS
- Green Holm Island 59 kmSW
- Hoove Holm Island 53 kmSW
60–100 km159 places
- Trondra Island 60 kmSW
- Easter Heog Island 64 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 78 kmS
- Scrae Field Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km N
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Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Holm of Tressaness Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Hamara Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Il Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Daaey Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW -
Ness of Gruting Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SE -
Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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Uyea Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km N -
Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands5.2 km NW -
Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands6.9 km W -
Unst Island, Shetland Islands15 km N -
Wedder Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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The Hog Island, Shetland Islands4.3 km N
Sources & licences
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