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Scarff

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°30′14″ N 1°33′24″ W

Map showing the location of Scarff Scarff
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport71 km
EOI Eday Airport161 km

About Scarff

Scarff is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Hamna Voe and Dore Holm.

Climate of Scarff

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (157 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).

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Climate of Scarff
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1411071287453575979120138157149

How to get to Scarff

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 376 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 71 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 376 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 379 kmeast

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

Day trips from Scarff

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Brother Isle Island 18 kmE
  • Little Holm Island 17 kmE
  • Lamba Island Island 15 kmE
  • Ramna Hill Island 13 kmE

25–60 km509 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 27 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 37 kmSE
  • Unst Island 46 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 46 kmS

60–100 km61 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 63 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 73 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 69 kmS
  • Hallilee Mountain 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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