- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport43 km
- EOI Eday Airport147 km
About Mainland
Mainland is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Clingera and Hill of Skurron.
Photos of Mainland
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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 Mainland
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- 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° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 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 Mainland
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 351 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 43 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 147 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 173 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 351 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 364 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mainland
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km458 places
- Shetland Islands Island 6 kmN
- Whalsay Island 17 kmNE
- Trondra Island 17 kmS
- Green Holm Island 15 kmS
25–60 km351 places
- Unst Island 58 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 45 kmNE
- The Vere Island 54 kmN
- The Vere Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km77 places
- Rumblings Island 68 kmN
- Outer Flaess Island 69 kmNE
- North Holms Island 60 kmN
- Muckle Flugga Island 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Clingera Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km N
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Hill of Skurron Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SE
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Hill of Moustoft Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Weisdale Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km SW
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Snougie of Long Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km E
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Scalla Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.8 km NW
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North Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km NW
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Hill of Brunt Hamarsland Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Shetland Islands Island, Shetland Islands6.4 km N
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Greena Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km SW
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South Isle of Gletness Island, Shetland Islands7.5 km SE
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands4.1 km E
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Holm of Benston Island, Shetland Islands5.6 km E
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Holm of Quoyness Island, Shetland Islands5.7 km S
Sources & licences
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