- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport66 km
- EOI Eday Airport160 km
About Ura Firth
Ura Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Hamar Voe and Ness of Olnesfirth.
Photos of Ura Firth
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Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of Ura Firth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 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) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to Ura Firth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 372 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 66 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 372 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ura Firth
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km351 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 14 kmNE
- Mainland Island 25 kmSE
- Little Holm Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km473 places
- Whalsay Island 31 kmSE
- Unst Island 45 kmNE
- Trondra Island 40 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 37 kmNE
60–100 km30 places
- The Compass Mountain 68 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 64 kmS
- Voe Natural site 62 kmS
- Lambhoga Head Natural site 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hamar Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Ness of Olnesfirth Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km NE
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Hu Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Ness of Hillswick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Isle of Gunnister Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Ber Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Sandwick Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km NW
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Oris Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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