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Shetland Islands

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 60°20′00″ N 1°20′00″ W

Shetland Islands
Lerwick · Erik Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
23,190
23.2K
Elevation
134 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1,160
listed under Shetland Islands
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport51 km
EOI Eday Airport151 km

About Shetland Islands

Shetland Islands is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 23,190. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Culsetter and Holms of Hogaland.

Climate of Shetland Islands

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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 Shetland Islands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1371071257655606079118135153146

How to get to Shetland Islands

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 358 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 51 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 151 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 177 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 358 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 367 kmeast

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

Day trips from Shetland Islands

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

0–25 km492 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 5 kmE
  • Whalsay Island 19 kmE
  • Trondra Island 24 kmS
  • East Ward Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km335 places

  • Unst Island 53 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 41 kmNE
  • Little Ossa Island 28 kmNW
  • North Head Natural site 26 kmNW

60–100 km60 places

  • Urashield Mountain 89 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 91 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 89 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Shetland Islands

1,160 places

Cities & villages20

Mountains & nature22

Lakes, rivers & coasts18

Nearby attractions & nature

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