- Elevation
- 46 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Mirbister
Mirbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 46 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Kirkness and Kame of Corrigall.
Climate of Mirbister
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Mirbister
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 223 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mirbister
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 627 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km246 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
- Rousay Island 15 kmNE
- Wyre Island 15 kmNE
25–60 km347 places
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmNE
- Flotta Island 26 kmS
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
60–100 km315 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 85 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km SW
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Kame of Corrigall Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands4 km S
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Milldoe - Mid Tooin Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km E
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands5 km SW
Sources & licences
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