- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport77 km
- EOI Eday Airport170 km
About Turls Head
Turls Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Ketligill Head and Hevdadale Head.
Photos of Turls Head
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Hevdadale Head Tim Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Turls Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (162 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 110 | 132 | 78 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 82 | 124 | 142 | 162 | 154 |
How to get to Turls Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 374 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 77 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 170 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 197 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 383 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Turls Head
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km236 places
- Muckle Roe Island Island 22 kmS
- Linga Island 24 kmS
- Egilsay Island 17 kmS
- North Egilsay Island 17 kmS
25–60 km533 places
- Shetland Islands Island 30 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 37 kmSE
- Unst Island 38 kmNE
- Trondra Island 51 kmS
60–100 km85 places
- Mousa Island Island 65 kmS
- Little Havra Island Island 62 kmS
- Mid Field Island 65 kmS
- Da Noup Mountain 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ketligill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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The Cleiver Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Lang Clodie Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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The Roodrans North Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km SW
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Ronas Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km SE
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Faither Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources