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Punds

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°53′11″ N 1°16′49″ W

Map showing the location of Punds Punds
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport1 km
EOI Eday Airport115 km

About Punds

Punds is a neighbourhood. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Grutness Voe and Erne's Ward.

Climate of Punds

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Punds
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Punds

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 1 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 309 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 1 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 115 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 393 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Punds

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 596 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Sweyn Holm Island 10 kmNW
  • West Burra Island Island 21 kmN
  • South Havra Island Island 17 kmN
  • Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 10 kmNW

25–60 km436 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 49 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 52 kmN
  • Trondra Island 26 kmN
  • Mooa Island 58 kmN

60–100 km329 places

  • Unst Island 99 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 85 kmN
  • The Quey Island 67 kmN
  • The Vere Island 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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