- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport17 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Bimbister
Bimbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 44 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Glass Holms and Baa Holm.
Climate of Bimbister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Bimbister
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 17 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 63 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bimbister
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 646 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km291 places
- Hoy Island 21 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmE
- Rousay Island 17 kmNE
- Flotta Island 22 kmS
25–60 km302 places
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 35 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 25 kmNE
60–100 km344 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 89 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 84 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 85 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km SW
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.3 km W
Sources & licences
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