- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport87 km
- EOI Eday Airport190 km
About Sand Wick
Sand Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Gutcher and Hill of Bixsetter.
Photos of Sand Wick
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sand Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Sand Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 348 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 87 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 190 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 217 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 396 kmsouth
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 km244 places
- Unst Island 13 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 8 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 20 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km460 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmS
- Whalsay Island 35 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 54 kmS
- Mainland Island 45 kmS
60–100 km150 places
- Trondra Island 61 kmS
- Green Holm Island 60 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 65 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands0.3 km N
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Cunnister Village, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Gutcher Village, Shetland Islands2.2 km N
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Sellafirth Village, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
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Colvister Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km W
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Belmont Village, Shetland Islands4.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km N
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Hill of Bixsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km NW
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW -
Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.6 km E
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands4.2 km S
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Basta Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N -
Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands6.2 km SW -
Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km NE -
Head of Gutcher Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Hill of Dalsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.7 km W
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Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands4.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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