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Laxfirth

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°19′09″ N 1°08′22″ W

Map showing the location of Laxfirth Laxfirth
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport50 km
EOI Eday Airport156 km

About Laxfirth

Laxfirth is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Collifield Ness and East Hill of Grunnafirth.

Climate of Laxfirth

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).

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Climate of Laxfirth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°2°
Precipitation (mm)1311011187052575776113129147140

How to get to Laxfirth

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 50 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 181 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 358 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

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