- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport40 km
- EOI Eday Airport130 km
About Vaila Island
Vaila Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Wards of Mucklure and Gluibuil.
Photos of Vaila Island
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Burrier Head Jeremy Duncan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Vaila Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to Vaila Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 342 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 40 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 130 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 156 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 342 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 384 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vaila Island
Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km282 places
- Shetland Islands Island 25 kmNE
- Trondra Island 21 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 18 kmSE
- East Ward Island 2 kmE
25–60 km446 places
- Whalsay Island 38 kmNE
- The Quey Island 31 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 30 kmSE
- South Benelip Island 51 kmNE
60–100 km159 places
- Unst Island 73 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 62 kmNE
- The Vere Island 69 kmNE
- The Vere Island 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wards of Mucklure Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km N
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Gluibuil Island, Shetland Islands1.4 km NE
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Dounawall Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km NW
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Holm of Burrastow Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km NE
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Gaada Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km E
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East Ward Island, Shetland Islands2.2 km E
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Holm of Breibister Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Vaila Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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