- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport39 km
About Otterswick
Otterswick is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 9 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Tor Ness and Lamaness Firth.
Climate of Otterswick
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Otterswick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 237 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 39 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 94 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 370 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 391 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Otterswick
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 488 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km169 places
- Eday Island 15 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 22 kmNW
- War Ness Natural site 19 kmSW
- The Wart Island 6 kmSW
25–60 km334 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmSW
- Rousay Island 29 kmW
- Flotta Island 57 kmSW
- Wyre Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km174 places
- Hoy Island 62 kmSW
- Clett Island 91 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 72 kmSW
- Lady’s Holm Island 97 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km S
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Sanday Island Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km SW
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km SW
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Russ Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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