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Muness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°41′13″ N 0°50′48″ W

Map showing the location of Muness Muness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport93 km
EOI Eday Airport198 km

About Muness

Muness is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Hunts Holm and Mu Ness.

Climate of Muness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (50 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).

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Climate of Muness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°10°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Muness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 340 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 93 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 198 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 225 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 340 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hunts Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km SE
  • Mu Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km SE
  • Ness of Ramnageo Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.4 km SW
  • Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    3 km SW
  • Ham Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km NE
  • Uyea Island, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SW

Sources & licences

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