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Papa Stour Island

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°20′00″ N 1°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Papa Stour Island Papa Stour Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Biggings
1.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport55 km
EOI Eday Airport141 km

About Papa Stour Island

Papa Stour Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include West Voe and Hill of Feilie.

Climate of Papa Stour Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Papa Stour Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°4°6°8°10°11°9°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)1391081247454586078118137156148

How to get to Papa Stour Island

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 356 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 55 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 141 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 168 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 356 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 388 kmeast

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

Day trips from Papa Stour Island

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • The Quey Island 19 kmNE
  • East Ward Island 16 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 13 kmE
  • Vementry Island Island 13 kmE

25–60 km522 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmE
  • Whalsay Island 40 kmE
  • Trondra Island 33 kmSE
  • Fetlar Island Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km99 places

  • Unst Island 65 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 63 kmNE
  • South Holms Island 63 kmNE
  • Rumblings Island 72 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Biggings Village, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km SE
  • Sandness Village, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km SE
  • Melby Village, Shetland Islands
    4.3 km SE
  • Norby Village, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km SE
  • Dale of Walls Village, Shetland Islands
    8.7 km S
  • West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    10 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • West Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km E
  • Hill of Feilie Mountain, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km S
  • The Horn Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km W
  • Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km S
  • Virda Field Island, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km NW
  • The Foot Mountain, Shetland Islands
    2.2 km W
  • Snalda Mountain, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km W
  • Lyra Skerry Mountain, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km W

Sources & licences

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