- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport54 km
- EOI Eday Airport163 km
About Huxter
Huxter is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 3 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Whalsay and Sneugans.
Photos of Huxter
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rumble john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Grif Skerry john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Huxter
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 98 | 118 | 70 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Huxter
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 54 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 54 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 163 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Huxter
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km272 places
- Shetland Islands Island 14 kmW
- Whalsay Island 1 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 24 kmNW
- Hoove Holm Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km570 places
- Unst Island 46 kmN
- Trondra Island 30 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 31 kmN
- Green Holm Island 30 kmSW
60–100 km44 places
- Urashield Mountain 95 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 98 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 95 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands1 km S
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Sneugans Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Ward of Clett Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Huxter Natural site, Shetland Islands1.4 km SE
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Holm of Sandwick Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Rumble Island, Shetland Islands4.7 km E
Sources & licences
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