Village

Valsgarth

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°47′45″ N 0°49′03″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 49 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports: LSI Sumburgh Airport106 km; EOI Eday Airport209 km

About Valsgarth

Valsgarth is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 49 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Harold’s Wick and Hill of Clibberswick.

Photos of Valsgarth

Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0
Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Valsgarth

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month: August (day 14°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (154 mm)
Driest month: May (49 mm)

6° 3°

6° 2°

7° 3°

8° 4°

11° 6°

12° 8°

14° 10°

13° 9°

10° 7°

8° 5°

6° 3°

Jan

142

Feb

Mar

126

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

117

Oct

135

Nov

154

Dec

145

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

Climate of Valsgarth
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	8°	11°	12°	14°	14°	13°	10°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	142	96	126	73	49	55	59	80	117	135	154	145

How to get to Valsgarth

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 106 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 339 km to the east.

Airports

Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 106 kmsouth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 209 kmsouthwest
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 236 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bergen Population: 294K 339 kmeast

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

Day trips from Valsgarth

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 547 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

Unst Island 6 kmSW
Fetlar Island Island 20 kmS
Hascosay Island 23 kmSW
The Tind Natural site 22 kmS

25–60 km314 places

Shetland Islands Island 58 kmSW
Whalsay Island 52 kmS
Brother Isle Island 39 kmSW
Little Holm Island 37 kmSW

60–100 km354 places

Trondra Island 80 kmS
Green Holm Island 79 kmS
Hoove Holm Island 72 kmS
Mainland Island 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Harold’s Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands
1.7 km SE
Hill of Clibberswick Mountain, Shetland Islands
1.8 km E
Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands
4.6 km NE
Hinda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands
2.3 km SE
Hill Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
4.3 km N
Unst Island, Shetland Islands
6.2 km SW