- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport95 km
- EOI Eday Airport195 km
About Gloup
Gloup is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 51 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Sandwater Hill and Aastack.
Climate of Gloup
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 143 | 101 | 128 | 74 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 148 |
How to get to Gloup
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 353 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 195 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 222 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 353 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gloup
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km216 places
- Unst Island 11 kmE
- Fetlar Island Island 16 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 25 kmS
- Little Holm Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km391 places
- Shetland Islands Island 45 kmS
- Whalsay Island 44 kmS
- Mainland Island 52 kmS
- Lamba Island Island 26 kmSW
60–100 km248 places
- Trondra Island 68 kmS
- Green Holm Island 67 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 61 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandwater Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km S
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Aastack Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km W
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Gloup Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.9 km NW -
Gloup Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km NW
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Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4 km E -
Hill of Vigon Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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