- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport71 km
- EOI Eday Airport170 km
About Lamba Island
Lamba Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Little Roe Island and Back of Ollaberry.
Photos of Lamba Island
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Ness of West Sandwick Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lamba Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 103 | 126 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Lamba Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 364 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 71 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 170 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 196 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 364 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lamba Island
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km337 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmS
- Muckle Roe Island Island 18 kmSW
- Linga Island 18 kmS
- Egilsay Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km453 places
- Whalsay Island 26 kmSE
- Unst Island 34 kmNE
- Trondra Island 45 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 25 kmNE
60–100 km64 places
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 61 kmSW
- Da Noup Mountain 62 kmSW
- Da Kame Mountain 62 kmSW
- Da Stab Mountain 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ollaberry Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km W
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Housetter Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km NW
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North Collafirth Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km W
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Crooksetter Village, Shetland Islands5.1 km S
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Hogaland Village, Shetland Islands5.1 km SW
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Voe Village, Shetland Islands5.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Roe Island Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Back of Ollaberry Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Brother Isle Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
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Quey Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Hoo Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km W
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Gluss Isle Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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Hill of Skea Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Ramna Hill Island, Shetland Islands4 km SW
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Samphrey Island, Shetland Islands9.2 km SE -
Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Mainland Island, Shetland Islands5 km W
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Uynarey Island Island, Shetland Islands4.6 km E
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands11 km E
Sources & licences
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