- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport40 km
- EOI Eday Airport147 km
About Lax Firth
Lax Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Wadbister Ness and South Isle of Gletness.
Photos of Lax Firth
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South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Greena Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lax Firth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 107 | 125 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
How to get to Lax Firth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 348 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 40 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 147 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 172 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 348 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 360 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lax Firth
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km408 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmN
- Whalsay Island 16 kmNE
- Trondra Island 14 kmSW
- Sanda Stour Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km398 places
- Unst Island 60 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 46 kmN
- The Vere Island 57 kmN
- The Vere Island 56 kmN
60–100 km80 places
- South Holms Island 61 kmN
- Rumblings Island 70 kmN
- Outer Flaess Island 71 kmN
- North Holms Island 63 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wadbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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South Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Wadbister Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Ling Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Hill of Brunt Hamarsland Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km NW
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Cat Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Stova Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SW
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South Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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