- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport59 km
- EOI Eday Airport163 km
About Swining Voe
Swining Voe is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cul Ness and South Hill of Lunna.
Photos of Swining Voe
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Swining Voe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Swining Voe
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 59 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 163 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 189 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Swining Voe
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km390 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 12 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 22 kmS
- Holm of Gunnista Island 24 kmS
25–60 km452 places
- Unst Island 42 kmN
- Trondra Island 32 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 29 kmNE
- Sanda Stour Island 31 kmSW
60–100 km23 places
- Da Noup Mountain 60 kmSW
- Da Kame Mountain 60 kmSW
- Da Stab Mountain 60 kmSW
- Wester Hœvdi Natural site 61 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Swining Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km SW
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Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Vidlin Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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Gardin Village, Shetland Islands3.6 km SE
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Gillsbreck Village, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands3.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cul Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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South Hill of Lunna Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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Camperdown Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Ward of Setter Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km NE
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Ward of Loomishun Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km E
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Muckle Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SE
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Clubb of Tronister Mountain, Shetland Islands3.2 km SW
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Vidlin Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km E
Sources & licences
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