- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport29 km
- EOI Eday Airport140 km
About Kirkabister
Kirkabister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 60 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse and Kirkabister Ness.
Photos of Kirkabister
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Kirkabister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Kirkabister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 337 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 29 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 140 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 165 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 337 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkabister
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Shetland Islands Island 23 kmN
- Whalsay Island 24 kmN
- Trondra Island 9 kmW
- Sweyn Holm Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km479 places
- Fetlar Island Island 57 kmN
- The Quey Island 45 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 36 kmNE
- Mooa Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km133 places
- Unst Island 71 kmN
- The Vere Island 68 kmN
- The Vere Island 66 kmN
- South Holms Island 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands0.6 km SW
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Kirkabister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.5 km SW
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The Ord Natural site, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Ward of Bressay Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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Dainaberg Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
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Lerwick Coastguard Station Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km NW
Sources & licences
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