- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport58 km
- EOI Eday Airport164 km
About Lunning Head
Lunning Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Foradale and Little Linga.
Photos of Lunning Head
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Lunning Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 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) | 7° | 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) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Lunning Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 352 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 58 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 164 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 190 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 352 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 366 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lunning Head
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km345 places
- Shetland Islands Island 12 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 7 kmSE
- Wether Holm Island 7 kmNW
- Uynarey Island Island 17 kmNW
25–60 km491 places
- Unst Island 42 kmN
- Trondra Island 32 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 28 kmNE
- East Ward Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km32 places
- Urashield Mountain 98 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 98 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 98 kmS
- Burn of Furse River 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lunning Village, Shetland Islands1.2 km W
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Symbister Village, Shetland Islands5.2 km SE
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Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km W
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Gardin Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Gillsbreck Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km SW
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Vidlin Village, Shetland Islands4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Foradale Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Dragon Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Bench Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Smirla Runnie Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km SW
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Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Calf of Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Ward of Dragon-ness Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hill of Gardin Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Cul Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5 km W
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Ward of Loomishun Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km NW
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Symbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km S
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South Hill of Lunna Mountain, Shetland Islands4.3 km W
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Ward of Setter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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