- Elevation
- 49 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport52 km
- EOI Eday Airport113 km
About Foula
Foula is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Da Sneug [The Sneug] and Wick of Mucklabrek.
Photos of Foula
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Foula Lighthouse Julian Paren · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Foula
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 135 | 105 | 122 | 76 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 79 | 119 | 135 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to Foula
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 334 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 52 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 113 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 140 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 334 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Foula
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 612 natural sites, 267 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 1 kmW
- Da Stacks o da Logat Island 2 kmN
- Da Noup Mountain 2 kmS
- Da Kame Mountain 2 kmW
25–60 km552 places
- Shetland Islands Island 51 kmNE
- Trondra Island 44 kmE
- The Quey Island 49 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 45 kmSE
60–100 km328 places
- Whalsay Island 64 kmE
- Unst Island 95 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 99 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Harrier Village, Shetland Islands1.3 km N
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Ham Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Da Nort Toons Village, Shetland Islands1.7 km N
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Da Hametoon Village, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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Dale of Walls Village, Shetland Islands26 km NE
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Mid Walls Village, Shetland Islands26 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km W
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Wick of Mucklabrek Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km W
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Da Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Ham Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Da Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Gaada Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km N
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Da Stab Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km W
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Head o’ Ruscar Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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