- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Clouston
Clouston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 51 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Inner Holm and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Photos of Clouston
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Clouston
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Clouston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Clouston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 709 natural sites, 281 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km297 places
- Hoy Island 15 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmE
- Rousay Island 24 kmNE
- Flotta Island 17 kmS
25–60 km315 places
- Eday Island 34 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 31 kmNE
60–100 km415 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 80 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 83 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 63 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.4 km SW
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Standing Stones of Stenness Landmark, Orkney Islands1.9 km NE
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Cumminess Bay Natural site, Scotland1.4 km SW
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Ring of Brogar Historic site, Orkney Islands2.4 km N
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Maeshowe Landmark, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Bay of Ireland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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