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Wester Quarff

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°05′42″ N 1°15′53″ W

Map showing the location of Wester Quarff Wester Quarff
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
105 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport24 km
EOI Eday Airport132 km

About Wester Quarff

Wester Quarff is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 105 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Trondra and Wester Quarff Field.

Climate of Wester Quarff

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (150 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).

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Climate of Wester Quarff
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1331061197353585977114132150143

How to get to Wester Quarff

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 332 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 24 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 132 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 157 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 332 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 366 kmeast

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

Day trips from Wester Quarff

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km305 places

  • Trondra Island 3 kmNW
  • Sweyn Holm Island 15 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 5 kmNW
  • East Ward Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km414 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 31 kmNE
  • The Quey Island 44 kmN
  • South Benelip Island 43 kmNE

60–100 km168 places

  • Unst Island 76 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 62 kmN
  • The Vere Island 73 kmN
  • The Vere Island 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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