- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport86 km
- EOI Eday Airport182 km
About Gruney Island
Gruney Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Barlcudda and Fladda.
Climate of Gruney Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 103 | 126 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Gruney Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 365 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 86 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 182 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 209 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 365 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 393 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gruney Island
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km234 places
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmE
- Uynarey Island Island 16 kmS
- Little Roe Island Island 17 kmS
- Linga Island Island 24 kmS
25–60 km500 places
- Shetland Islands Island 37 kmS
- Whalsay Island 39 kmSE
- Unst Island 25 kmNE
- Trondra Island 59 kmS
60–100 km120 places
- Foula Island 71 kmSW
- Head o’ Ruscar Natural site 69 kmSW
- Hellabrick’s Wick Natural site 73 kmSW
- Ham Voe Natural site 71 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Barlcudda Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km NW
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Fladda Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km NW
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Hyter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Turla Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km NW
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Outer Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
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Scordar Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
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Yellow Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
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Isle of Fethaland Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
Sources & licences
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