- Population
- 797
- 797
- Elevation
- 72 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport54 km
- EOI Eday Airport162 km
About Symbister
Symbister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Population: 797. Elevation: 72 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Symbister and Whalsay.
Photos of Symbister
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rumble john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Symbister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Symbister
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 350 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 54 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 162 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 350 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Symbister
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km322 places
- Shetland Islands Island 12 kmW
- Whalsay Island 2 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 23 kmNW
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km520 places
- Unst Island 46 kmN
- Trondra Island 29 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 32 kmN
- Green Holm Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km45 places
- Urashield Mountain 94 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 97 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 94 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Symbister Natural site, Shetland Islands0.2 km NW
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Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km SE
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Hunder Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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Holm of Sandwick Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km SE
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Symbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km SW
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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