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Gunnista

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°10′28″ N 1°06′04″ W

Map showing the location of Gunnista Gunnista
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport35 km
EOI Eday Airport144 km

About Gunnista

Gunnista is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Beosetter and Easter Rova Head.

Climate of Gunnista

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (147 mm)
Driest month
May (52 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 Gunnista
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1311011187052575776113129147140

How to get to Gunnista

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 343 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 35 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 144 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 170 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 343 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gunnista

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 18 kmNW
  • Whalsay Island 19 kmN
  • Trondra Island 12 kmSW
  • West Burra Island Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km472 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 51 kmN
  • East Ward Island 27 kmW
  • Vaila Island Island 29 kmW
  • Holm of Melby Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km105 places

  • Unst Island 65 kmN
  • Urashield Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 78 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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