- Local time
- UTC+00:00
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- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport103 km
- EOI Eday Airport205 km
About North Holms
North Holms is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Wood Wick and Sneuga.
Photos of North Holms
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papil Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Collaster Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Blue Mull Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of North Holms
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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).
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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to North Holms
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 103 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 346 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 103 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 205 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 231 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 346 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from North Holms
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 567 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km162 places
- Unst Island 5 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 19 kmS
- Hascosay Island 19 kmS
- White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain 22 kmS
25–60 km338 places
- Shetland Islands Island 54 kmS
- Whalsay Island 50 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 34 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 31 kmSW
60–100 km332 places
- Trondra Island 77 kmS
- Green Holm Island 75 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 69 kmS
- Mainland Island 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wood Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Sneuga Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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Houllna Gruna Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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South Holms Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Knowe of Gue Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km SE
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Libbers Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Spoo Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands5.2 km SE
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Loch of Cliff Lake, Shetland Islands2.8 km E
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Brough Holm Island, Shetland Islands5.8 km S
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Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands19 km S -
Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands11 km NE -
Gloup Holm Island, Shetland Islands9.8 km W
Sources & licences
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