- Elevation
- 67 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport95 km
- EOI Eday Airport199 km
About Gunnister
Gunnister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 67 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Unst and Little Holm.
Photos of Gunnister
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Ramnageo Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papil Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gunnister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Gunnister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 345 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 199 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 225 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 345 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gunnister
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km188 places
- Unst Island 4 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 11 kmS
- Yell Island 16 kmSW
- Holm of West Sandwick Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km390 places
- Shetland Islands Island 47 kmS
- Whalsay Island 43 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 28 kmSW
- Mainland Island 53 kmS
60–100 km277 places
- Trondra Island 70 kmS
- Green Holm Island 68 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 62 kmS
- Flotta Island Island 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Unst Island, Shetland Islands4.5 km NE
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands3.2 km W -
Spoo Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km N
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Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km W
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Rekna Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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