- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport133 km
About Torgur
Torgur is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 50 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Trondra and Merry Holm.
Photos of Torgur
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Torgur
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 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).
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° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 132 | 150 | 143 |
How to get to Torgur
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 335 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 27 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 133 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 159 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 335 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torgur
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km339 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmN
- Trondra Island 1 kmSE
- Sweyn Holm Island 18 kmS
- Green Holm Island 2 kmNW
25–60 km403 places
- Whalsay Island 29 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 60 kmNE
- The Quey Island 41 kmN
- South Benelip Island 42 kmNE
60–100 km144 places
- Unst Island 73 kmN
- The Vere Island 70 kmN
- The Vere Island 69 kmN
- Wedder Holm Island 63 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Trondra Island, Shetland Islands1.1 km SE
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Merry Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.7 km W
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Bruna Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km SW
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
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Wester Quarff Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SE
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Burwick Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.9 km N
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Holm of Brough Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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Bersa Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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