- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport123 km
About Hos Wick
Hos Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Leven Wick and Channer Wick.
Photos of Hos Wick
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hos Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Hos Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 320 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 12 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 123 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 148 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 320 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 367 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hos Wick
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km205 places
- Trondra Island 15 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 6 kmW
- Green Holm Island 17 kmN
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmN
25–60 km442 places
- Shetland Islands Island 38 kmN
- Whalsay Island 42 kmN
- The Quey Island 57 kmN
- South Benelip Island 53 kmNE
60–100 km257 places
- Unst Island 88 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 74 kmN
- The Vere Island 85 kmN
- The Vere Island 83 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leven Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Channer Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Houlland Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Hallilee Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km SW
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No Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Ward of Burraland Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
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Holpur Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km E
Sources & licences
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