- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport37 km
- EOI Eday Airport143 km
About Laxfirth
Laxfirth is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Ward of Laxfirth and Holm of Tronafirth.
Photos of Laxfirth
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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 Laxfirth
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 Laxfirth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 345 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 37 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 143 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 169 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 345 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 362 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Laxfirth
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km403 places
- Shetland Islands Island 13 kmN
- Whalsay Island 19 kmNE
- Trondra Island 11 kmS
- Green Holm Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km390 places
- Fetlar Island Island 50 kmNE
- The Quey Island 34 kmNW
- The Vere Island 59 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 28 kmS
60–100 km94 places
- Unst Island 63 kmN
- The Vere Island 60 kmN
- South Holms Island 64 kmN
- Rumblings Island 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ward of Laxfirth Mountain, Shetland Islands0.4 km W
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Holm of Tronafirth Island, Shetland Islands0.7 km E
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Ward of Breiwick Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km E
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Stova Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km N
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Holm of Califf Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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South Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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