- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Kirbister
Kirbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 38 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Westquoy and Holm of Groundwater.
Photos of Kirbister
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Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kirbister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (132 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 |
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| 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° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
How to get to Kirbister
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 55 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirbister
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 690 natural sites, 275 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km345 places
- Hoy Island 16 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmNE
- Rousay Island 25 kmN
- Flotta Island 13 kmS
25–60 km275 places
- Eday Island 32 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmN
- Auskerry Island 32 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 28 kmNE
60–100 km382 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 84 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Westquoy Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km NE
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Holm of Groundwater Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km NE
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Loch of Kirbister Lake, Orkney Islands1.5 km E
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km W
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Waulkmill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Ve Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km SE
Other cities and towns in Orkney Islands
Sources & licences
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