- Elevation
- 109 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport4 km
- EOI Eday Airport113 km
About The Cleap
The Cleap is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 109 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Fitful Head and Garths Ness.
Photos of The Cleap
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Horse Island See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Nicholas Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Cleap
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (144 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 103 | 115 | 72 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 74 | 110 | 128 | 144 | 137 |
How to get to The Cleap
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 310 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 4 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 113 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 137 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 375 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Cleap
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 605 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km110 places
- Trondra Island 25 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 8 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 20 kmN
- South Havra Island Island 15 kmN
25–60 km441 places
- Shetland Islands Island 48 kmN
- Whalsay Island 53 kmNE
- Mooa Island 58 kmNE
- Isbister Holm Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km330 places
- Unst Island 98 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 84 kmN
- The Quey Island 65 kmN
- The Vere Island 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fitful Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Garths Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Round Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km SW
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Muckle Hallitie Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km SW
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Stack of Baronsgeo Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Little Hallitie Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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The Roo Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Wick of Shunni Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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