- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport17 km
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
About Tingwall
Tingwall is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 12 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Wood Wick and Gairsay.
Climate of Tingwall
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Tingwall
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 17 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 349 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 366 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tingwall
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 586 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km301 places
- Shapinsay Island 10 kmSE
- Rousay Island 9 kmN
- Eday Island 19 kmNE
- Wyre Island 6 kmNE
25–60 km284 places
- Hoy Island 30 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmN
- Flotta Island 29 kmS
- Auskerry Island 28 kmE
60–100 km277 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 94 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wood Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands4.2 km E -
Hammars Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.5 km W
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.6 km E
Sources & licences
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