- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Ireland
Ireland is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 59 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Inner Holm and Cumminess Bay.
Photos of Ireland
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ireland
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Ireland
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 57 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 351 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ireland
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 716 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km301 places
- Hoy Island 14 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmNE
- Rousay Island 24 kmNE
- Flotta Island 16 kmS
25–60 km321 places
- Eday Island 34 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 31 kmNE
60–100 km413 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 80 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 83 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 64 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.5 km W
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Cumminess Bay Natural site, Scotland1.7 km W
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Bay of Ireland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km W
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Standing Stones of Stenness Landmark, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands6 km S
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Maeshowe Landmark, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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