- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport64 km
- EOI Eday Airport162 km
About Sullom Voe
Sullom Voe is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Fugla Ness and Taftin Hill.
Photos of Sullom Voe
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The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sullom Voe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 106 | 126 | 75 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 136 | 155 | 147 |
How to get to Sullom Voe
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 367 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 64 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 162 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 367 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sullom Voe
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Shetland Islands Island 15 kmS
- Whalsay Island 23 kmSE
- Holm of Melby Island 23 kmSW
- The Ward Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km435 places
- Unst Island 42 kmNE
- Trondra Island 37 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 32 kmNE
- East Ward Island 31 kmSW
60–100 km22 places
- Lady’s Holm Island 65 kmS
- Little Holm Island 65 kmS
- Little Hallitie Mountain 62 kmS
- The Cleap Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sullom Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km SW
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Scatsta Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Brae Village, Shetland Islands6.1 km S
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Bardister Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km N
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Sella Ness Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km E
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North Gluss Village, Shetland Islands4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fugla Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Taftin Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
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The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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Stack Houlls Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Vats Houllands Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NE
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Sella Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km E
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Hill of Bardister Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
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Knowes of Lunnister Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Voxter Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Ness of Haggrister Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NE
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Gluss Isle Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Roe Brecks Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km W
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Ness Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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