- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
- EOI Eday Airport73 km
About High Holm
High Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Heillie Stack and Yarn Cole.
Climate of High Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to High Holm
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 266 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 73 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 266 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 348 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from High Holm
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 4 kmNE
- Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmE
- Skroo Mountain 4 kmNE
- Wirrvie Burn River 4 kmNE
25–60 km114 places
- Mousa Island Island 60 kmNE
- Little Havra Island Island 58 kmN
- Erne's Toug Mountain 60 kmN
- The Haa Mountain 59 kmNE
60–100 km681 places
- Shetland Islands Island 93 kmN
- Whalsay Island 98 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 87 kmSW
- Rousay Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heillie Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands<0.1 km NW
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Yarn Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km N
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.1 km S
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Malcolm's Head Mountain, Shetland Islands0.4 km N
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Fogli Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km N
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Lang Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands0.8 km N
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Reeva Head Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km NE
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Swaabi Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
Sources & licences
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