- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport49 km
- EOI Eday Airport156 km
About Kirkabister
Kirkabister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Neap and Hog Island.
Photos of Kirkabister
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Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Kirkabister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 101 | 118 | 70 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 129 | 147 | 140 |
How to get to Kirkabister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 355 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 49 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 181 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 357 kmsouth
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 km389 places
- Shetland Islands Island 8 kmW
- Whalsay Island 7 kmNE
- Trondra Island 23 kmSW
- The Heag Island 25 kmW
25–60 km443 places
- Unst Island 51 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 37 kmN
- East Ward Island 29 kmSW
- Vaila Island Island 31 kmW
60–100 km55 places
- Urashield Mountain 89 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 91 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 89 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 89 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Neap Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km SE
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Hog Island Island, Shetland Islands2 km E
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South Nesting Bay Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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East Hill of Grunnafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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Collifield Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km N
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East Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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