- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport82 km
- EOI Eday Airport186 km
About Housa Wick
Housa Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Hascosay and White Hill of Vatsetter.
Photos of Housa Wick
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Housa Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Housa Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 348 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 82 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 186 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 212 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Housa Wick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km258 places
- Unst Island 18 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 8 kmE
- Brother Isle Island 16 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 16 kmW
25–60 km485 places
- Shetland Islands Island 34 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 30 kmS
- Trondra Island 56 kmS
- Green Holm Island 55 kmS
60–100 km111 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 74 kmS
- Muskna Field Mountain 60 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 69 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km N
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White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km S -
Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W -
Kay Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Mid Yell Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Hill of Lussetter Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km W
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands7.4 km SE -
Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km S -
Hill of Camb Mountain, Shetland Islands5.1 km W
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Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands7.9 km E
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South Ward of Reafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands5.1 km SW
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Hamara Field Mountain, Shetland Islands5.5 km E
Sources & licences
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