- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Birsay
Birsay is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 14 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Skipi Geo and Glower.
Photos of Birsay
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Birsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · 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° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Birsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 75 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 354 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birsay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 601 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km175 places
- Rousay Island 16 kmE
- Wyre Island 19 kmE
- Gairsay Island 19 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 19 kmS
25–60 km402 places
- Hoy Island 31 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmE
- Eday Island 30 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmNE
60–100 km299 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 91 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 86 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km NW
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km W
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Birsay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km W
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
Sources & licences
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