Village

Quholm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°59′47″ N 3°18′11″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 16 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km; EOI Eday Airport37 km

About Quholm

Quholm is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 16 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Redland Hill and Merranblo.

Photos of Quholm

Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Quholm

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (136 mm)
Driest month: May (57 mm)

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Jan

118

Feb

Mar

105

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

108

Oct

126

Nov

136

Dec

124

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 Quholm
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	7°	9°	11°	14°	15°	16°	14°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	118	90	105	69	57	59	66	79	108	126	136	124

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Quholm

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmeast
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 37 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 339 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 353 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Quholm

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 726 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

Hoy Island 16 kmS
Shapinsay Island 25 kmE
Rousay Island 24 kmNE
Flotta Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km360 places

Eday Island 36 kmNE
Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmNE
Auskerry Island 42 kmE
War Ness Natural site 33 kmNE

60–100 km440 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 78 kmSW
Rabbit Islands Island 81 kmSW
North Ronaldsay Island 65 kmNE
Neave Island Island 76 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
0.8 km NE
Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands
1.4 km SW
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands
4.2 km S
Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands
1.6 km W
Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands
2.5 km SW
Mainland Island, Orkney Islands
3.1 km E