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Kettletoft

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°14′00″ N 2°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kettletoft Kettletoft
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport11 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport35 km

About Kettletoft

Kettletoft is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 6 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bea Ness and Backaskaill Bay.

Climate of Kettletoft

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
May (49 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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Climate of Kettletoft
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11187986549545971101119128119

How to get to Kettletoft

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 11 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 35 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 309 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 367 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kettletoft

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 472 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

  • Eday Island 12 kmSW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNW
  • Wyre Island 25 kmSW
  • Auskerry Island 22 kmS

25–60 km323 places

  • Hoy Island 59 kmSW
  • Shapinsay Island 26 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 26 kmW
  • Flotta Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km145 places

  • Clett Island 87 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 68 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 64 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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