- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport23 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About Costa
Costa is a neighbourhood. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Vinquin Hill and Muckle Holm.
Climate of Costa
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Costa
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 23 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 75 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Costa
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 580 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km250 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 8 kmNE
- Eday Island 22 kmE
- Wyre Island 12 kmE
25–60 km324 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmS
- Papa Westray Island Island 28 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
- Auskerry Island 36 kmE
60–100 km282 places
- Clett Island 61 kmS
- Eilean nan Ron Island 94 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 93 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vinquin Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.8 km W
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Muckle Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Stoney Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km W
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Park Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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