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Ulsta

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°30′00″ N 1°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ulsta Ulsta
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport70 km
EOI Eday Airport172 km

About Ulsta

Ulsta is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 2 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Ulsta and Orfasay.

Climate of Ulsta

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).

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Climate of Ulsta
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Ulsta

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 356 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 70 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 172 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 198 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 378 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearby attractions & nature

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