- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport68 km
- EOI Eday Airport161 km
About Sand Wick
Sand Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Sandwick Field and The Quey.
Photos of Sand Wick
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of Sand Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to Sand Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 374 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 68 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 374 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sand Wick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km324 places
- Shetland Islands Island 23 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 15 kmE
- Little Holm Island 15 kmNE
- Lamba Island Island 12 kmE
25–60 km490 places
- Whalsay Island 33 kmSE
- Unst Island 45 kmNE
- Trondra Island 43 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km40 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 60 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 70 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 66 kmS
- Voe Natural site 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandwick Field Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km SE
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The Quey Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km S
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Ber Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Ness of Hillswick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Herta Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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The Runk Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Oris Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km S
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Hu Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
Sources & licences
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