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Sullom

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°26′29″ N 1°21′17″ W

Map showing the location of Sullom Sullom
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport63 km
EOI Eday Airport160 km

About Sullom

Sullom is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Taftin Hill and Voxter Ness.

Climate of Sullom

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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).

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Climate of Sullom
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Sullom

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 368 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 63 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 370 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sullom

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

0–25 km411 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 15 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 24 kmSE
  • Holm of Melby Island 21 kmSW
  • The Ward Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km422 places

  • Unst Island 43 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 36 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 33 kmNE
  • East Ward Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km22 places

  • Lady’s Holm Island 64 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 64 kmS
  • Little Hallitie Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Cleap Mountain 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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