- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport21 km
- EOI Eday Airport127 km
About Houss
Houss is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Papil and Holm of Houss.
Photos of Houss
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Houss
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 132 | 150 | 143 |
How to get to Houss
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 21 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 329 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 21 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 127 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 152 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 329 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Houss
Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km288 places
- Trondra Island 6 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 11 kmS
- Green Holm Island 8 kmN
- East Ward Island 20 kmNW
25–60 km393 places
- Shetland Islands Island 29 kmN
- Whalsay Island 35 kmNE
- The Quey Island 47 kmN
- South Benelip Island 48 kmNE
60–100 km219 places
- Unst Island 80 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 66 kmN
- The Vere Island 77 kmN
- The Vere Island 76 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Papil Island, Shetland Islands0.6 km NW
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Holm of Houss Island, Shetland Islands0.6 km SW
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Ward of Symbister Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km NW
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West Burra Island Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
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Virda Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
Sources & licences
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