- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport17 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Wasbister
Wasbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 16 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Rousay and The Burrian.
Photos of Wasbister
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wasbister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to Wasbister
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 360 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wasbister
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 538 natural sites, 211 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km247 places
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmSE
- Rousay Island 3 kmSE
- Eday Island 16 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km312 places
- Hoy Island 39 kmS
- Flotta Island 39 kmS
- Auskerry Island 33 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 45 kmS
60–100 km228 places
- Clett Island 68 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 87 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km SE
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The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands0.4 km E
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km W
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km NE
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km SW
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
Sources & licences
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