- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport6 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport32 km
About Braeswick
Braeswick is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 21 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Braes Wick and Strang Quoy.
Climate of Braeswick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Braeswick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 6 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 6 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 32 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 88 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 365 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 385 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Braeswick
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km230 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmSW
- Rousay Island 21 kmW
- Eday Island 7 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km310 places
- Hoy Island 54 kmSW
- Flotta Island 50 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 50 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 36 kmS
60–100 km143 places
- Clett Island 83 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 65 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 69 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 67 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Braes Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km N
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Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands0.6 km NW
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Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW -
Lamba Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Gump of Spurness Mountain, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Pool Bay Natural site, Scotland1.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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