- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport104 km
- EOI Eday Airport208 km
About Quoys
Quoys is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Unst and Crussa Field.
Photos of Quoys
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill 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
Climate of Quoys
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Quoys
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 104 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 342 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 104 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 208 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 234 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 342 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quoys
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 559 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km149 places
- Unst Island 5 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 20 kmS
- Hascosay Island 21 kmS
- White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain 24 kmS
25–60 km322 places
- Shetland Islands Island 56 kmS
- Whalsay Island 52 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 37 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km353 places
- Trondra Island 79 kmS
- Green Holm Island 77 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 71 kmS
- Mainland Island 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Unst Island, Shetland Islands4.8 km S
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Crussa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Loch of Cliff Lake, Shetland Islands1.7 km W
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Birka Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km N
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Houllna Gruna Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km SW
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Burn of Balliasta River, Shetland Islands3.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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