Sunshine in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 7k people · 1,372 hours of sun a year · 245 rainy days a year
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 30/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 115 mm |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 88 mm |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 83 mm |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 60 mm |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 66 mm |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 74 mm |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 82 mm |
| August | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 97 mm |
| September | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 98 mm |
| October | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 127 mm |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 109 mm |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 109 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Inverness United Kingdom · 171 km · best in Jul · 1,250 h sun/yr
- Aberdeen United Kingdom · 200 km · best in Jul · 1,631 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 336 km · best in Jul · 1,427 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 355 km · best in Jul · 1,440 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 397 km · best in Jul · 1,585 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 420 km · best in Jul · 1,000 h sun/yr