- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport30 km
- EOI Eday Airport140 km
About Lowersound
Lowersound is a neighbourhood. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Sound and Ness of Sound.
Photos of Lowersound
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Lowersound
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Lowersound
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 338 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 30 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 140 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 165 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 338 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 360 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lowersound
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km305 places
- Shetland Islands Island 21 kmN
- Whalsay Island 24 kmNE
- Trondra Island 7 kmW
- Sweyn Holm Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km460 places
- Fetlar Island Island 55 kmN
- The Quey Island 42 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 36 kmNE
- Mooa Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km122 places
- Unst Island 70 kmN
- The Vere Island 67 kmN
- The Vere Island 65 kmN
- South Holms Island 71 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Sound Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km W
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.8 km NE
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Voe of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km SW
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Loch of Clickimin Lake, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
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Dainaberg Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km S
Sources & licences
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