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Grunay

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°25′17″ N 0°44′26″ W

Map showing the location of Grunay Grunay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Bruray
0.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport68 km
EOI Eday Airport178 km

About Grunay

Grunay is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Bruray Ward (Out Skerries East) and Out Skerries.

Climate of Grunay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (147 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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).

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Climate of Grunay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)135981197248565877114129147141

How to get to Grunay

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 68 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 334 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 68 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 178 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 204 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 334 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth
  • Stavanger Population: 151.7K 399 kmeast

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

Day trips from Grunay

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km125 places

  • Whalsay Island 17 kmSW
  • Fetlar Island Island 23 kmN
  • Rumble Island 14 kmSW
  • Hill of Neap Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km665 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 30 kmW
  • Unst Island 37 kmN
  • Trondra Island 45 kmSW
  • West Burra Island Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km64 places

  • Sweyn Holm Island 61 kmSW
  • Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 61 kmSW
  • Muckle Holm Island 61 kmSW
  • Lady’s Holm Island 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bruray Village, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km W
  • Housay Village, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km W
  • Symbister Village, Shetland Islands
    18 km SW
  • Vats-houll Village, Shetland Islands
    14 km SW
  • Challister Village, Shetland Islands
    14 km SW
  • Brough Village, Shetland Islands
    15 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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