- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport41 km
- EOI Eday Airport77 km
About Wirrvie Burn
Wirrvie Burn is a river. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Skroo and Urashield.
Climate of Wirrvie Burn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Wirrvie Burn
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 269 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 41 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 77 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 99 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 269 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 352 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 398 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wirrvie Burn
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 588 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Fair Isle Island 2 kmSW
- The Skerry Island 5 kmSW
- The Burrian Island 4 kmS
- The Fless Island 4 kmS
25–60 km118 places
- Sweyn Holm Island 49 kmN
- South Havra Island Island 56 kmN
- Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 49 kmN
- Muckle Holm Island 49 kmN
60–100 km697 places
- Shetland Islands Island 89 kmN
- Whalsay Island 94 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 91 kmSW
- Rousay Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skroo Mountain, Shetland Islands0.4 km N
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Urashield Mountain, Shetland Islands0.4 km N
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Easter Loder Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.8 km NW
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Burn of Furse River, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Ward Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
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Stacks of Skroo North Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
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Matchi Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
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Burn of Vatstrass River, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
Sources & licences
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