- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport133 km
About Merry Holm
Merry Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Torgur and Trondra.
Photos of Merry Holm
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Merry Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 132 | 150 | 143 |
How to get to Merry Holm
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 335 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 27 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 133 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 158 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 335 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Merry Holm
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km345 places
- Shetland Islands Island 23 kmN
- Trondra Island 2 kmSE
- Sweyn Holm Island 18 kmS
- Green Holm Island 1 kmN
25–60 km396 places
- Whalsay Island 30 kmNE
- The Quey Island 41 kmN
- South Benelip Island 42 kmNE
- Mooa Island 35 kmNE
60–100 km145 places
- Unst Island 74 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 60 kmNE
- The Vere Island 70 kmN
- The Vere Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torgur Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km E
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Trondra Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
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Bruna Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km S
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
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Langa Island Island, Shetland Islands1.7 km NW
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Holm of Brough Island, Shetland Islands2 km S
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Burwick Holm Island, Shetland Islands3 km N
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Brough Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km S
Sources & licences
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