- Elevation
- 28 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Kirbuster
Kirbuster is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 28 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Kirbuster Hill and Loch of Hundland.
Photos of Kirbuster
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kirbuster
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 Kirbuster
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 229 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 352 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirbuster
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km207 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmE
- Rousay Island 14 kmNE
- Wyre Island 16 kmE
- Gairsay Island 16 kmE
25–60 km379 places
- Hoy Island 29 kmS
- Eday Island 28 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmNE
- Flotta Island 32 kmS
60–100 km291 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 88 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 92 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.9 km NW
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands1.1 km NE
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km SE
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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