- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport40 km
- EOI Eday Airport143 km
About Sound
Sound is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Greena and Russaness Hill.
Photos of Sound
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Greena Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sound
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 107 | 125 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
How to get to Sound
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 348 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 40 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 143 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 169 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 348 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 367 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sound
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km440 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmN
- Whalsay Island 21 kmNE
- Trondra Island 13 kmS
- Green Holm Island 12 kmS
25–60 km361 places
- Fetlar Island Island 49 kmNE
- The Quey Island 29 kmN
- The Vere Island 58 kmN
- The Vere Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km86 places
- Unst Island 62 kmN
- South Holms Island 62 kmN
- Rumblings Island 72 kmN
- Outer Flaess Island 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Greena Island, Shetland Islands2.3 km S
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Russaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
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South Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km W
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Weisdale Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km N
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Weisdale Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km S
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White Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km S
Sources & licences
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