- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport19 km
About Balfour
Balfour is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Strombery and Shapinsay.
Photos of Balfour
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Balfour
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Balfour
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 344 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balfour
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km317 places
- Shapinsay Island 2 kmNE
- Rousay Island 16 kmNW
- Eday Island 18 kmNE
- Wyre Island 10 kmN
25–60 km275 places
- Hoy Island 30 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmN
- Flotta Island 25 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 28 kmS
60–100 km262 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km W
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km SW
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Elwick Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km E
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Car Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km SW
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Helliar Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km S
Sources & licences
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