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Wasbister

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°01′03″ N 3°15′28″ W

Map showing the location of Wasbister Wasbister
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
EOI Eday Airport34 km

About Wasbister

Wasbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 16 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Peedie Bushan and Reed Meadow.

Climate of Wasbister

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · 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).

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Climate of Wasbister
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Wasbister

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmeast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 63 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 341 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Wasbister

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 687 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km264 places

  • Hoy Island 19 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 22 kmE
  • Rousay Island 21 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 22 kmS

25–60 km330 places

  • Eday Island 33 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmNE
  • Auskerry Island 40 kmE
  • War Ness Natural site 30 kmNE

60–100 km403 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 81 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmSW
  • North Ronaldsay Island 62 kmNE
  • Neave Island Island 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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