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Kirbister

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°00′19″ N 3°18′34″ W

Map showing the location of Kirbister Kirbister
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
EOI Eday Airport37 km

About Kirbister

Kirbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 37 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Redland Hill and Hill of Miffia.

Climate of Kirbister

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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).

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Climate of Kirbister
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Kirbister

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmeast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 37 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 354 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kirbister

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 717 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km238 places

  • Hoy Island 17 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 25 kmE
  • Rousay Island 24 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km360 places

  • Eday Island 36 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmNE
  • Auskerry Island 43 kmE
  • War Ness Natural site 33 kmNE

60–100 km438 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 78 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 81 kmSW
  • North Ronaldsay Island 65 kmNE
  • Neave Island Island 77 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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