- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport7 km
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
About Helliar Holm
Helliar Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Thieves Holm and Bay of Carness.
Climate of Helliar Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Helliar Holm
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 7 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 7 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 64 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Helliar Holm
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km316 places
- Shapinsay Island 3 kmN
- Rousay Island 18 kmNW
- Eday Island 19 kmN
- Flotta Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km275 places
- Hoy Island 30 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmN
- Hesta Head Natural site 27 kmS
- Clett Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km273 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands2 km W -
Bay of Carness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km SW
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Elwick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km N
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km NW
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Car Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km N -
Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km S -
Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands8.1 km NW -
Wyre Island, Orkney Islands11 km N -
Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.9 km N -
Ward Hill (Shapinsay) Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km NE
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Grass Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.2 km N
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Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km N
Sources & licences
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