- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport30 km
About Hourston
Hourston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 17 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Kirkness and Greeny Hill.
Climate of Hourston
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).
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° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Hourston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hourston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 630 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km247 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
- Rousay Island 16 kmNE
- Wyre Island 16 kmNE
25–60 km342 places
- Eday Island 29 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 37 kmNE
- Flotta Island 26 kmS
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
60–100 km326 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 89 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 84 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 85 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km SW
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
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Kame of Corrigall Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands4.5 km S
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands4.6 km S
Sources & licences
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