- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport120 km
About Ireland
Ireland is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 34 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Bigton Wick and Griskerry.
Photos of Ireland
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ireland
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Ireland
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 319 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 12 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 120 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 145 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ireland
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km202 places
- Trondra Island 15 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 2 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 17 kmN
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmN
25–60 km448 places
- Shetland Islands Island 38 kmN
- Whalsay Island 44 kmNE
- The Quey Island 56 kmN
- South Benelip Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km256 places
- Unst Island 89 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 75 kmN
- The Vere Island 86 kmN
- The Vere Island 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bigton Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
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Griskerry Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Muckle Fogla Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
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The Neapack Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
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Hevda Cletts Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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High Herbi Clett Island, Shetland Islands2 km SW
Sources & licences
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