- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Grimeston
Grimeston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 12 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Glass Holms and Baa Holm.
Climate of Grimeston
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 Grimeston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 341 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grimeston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km296 places
- Hoy Island 19 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmE
- Rousay Island 19 kmNE
- Flotta Island 21 kmS
25–60 km296 places
- Eday Island 30 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 36 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 27 kmNE
60–100 km382 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 84 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands0.8 km S
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.9 km SW
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.9 km SW
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Maeshowe Landmark, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
Sources & licences
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