- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport66 km
- EOI Eday Airport169 km
About Samphrey
Samphrey is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Samphrey (Scots: Samphrey; Old Norse: Sandfriðarey) is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell. On the O-S 1:50,000 map it covers an area of about 66 ha (including the once separate island of Bunglan). It is in the parish of Delting.
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Climate of Samphrey
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Samphrey
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 66 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 169 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 195 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fish Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE -
Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N -
Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE -
Hill of Lee Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km SW
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Firths Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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Tofts Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands6.7 km E -
Wether Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Bigga Island Island, Shetland Islands4.1 km NW
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
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Uynarey Island Island, Shetland Islands6.2 km NW
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Brother Isle Island, Shetland Islands7.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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