- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport30 km
- EOI Eday Airport139 km
About Sound
Sound is a neighbourhood. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Sound and Loch of Clickimin.
Photos of Sound
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Sound
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 132 | 150 | 143 |
How to get to Sound
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 339 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 30 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 139 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 165 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 360 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 km313 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmN
- Whalsay Island 24 kmNE
- Trondra Island 7 kmSW
- Sweyn Holm Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km452 places
- Fetlar Island Island 55 kmN
- The Quey Island 41 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 36 kmNE
- Mooa Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km122 places
- Unst Island 69 kmN
- The Vere Island 66 kmN
- The Vere Island 65 kmN
- South Holms Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Sound Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km S
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Loch of Clickimin Lake, Shetland Islands0.9 km N
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South Staney Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km NW
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km E
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km SE
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Voe of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km S
Sources & licences
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