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Corston

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°03′17″ N 3°11′32″ W

Map showing the location of Corston Corston
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
EOI Eday Airport28 km

About Corston

Corston is a neighbourhood. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Kame of Corrigall and Holm of Kirkness.

Climate of Corston

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · 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).

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Climate of Corston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Corston

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 28 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearby attractions & nature

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