As of 17:17 BST

Weather in Kirkwall

+12°

Kirkwall, Tuesday, 6 October, 17:17

Mainly clear. Feels like 11°C. High 12°C, low 10°C.

Pressure1015 mb

Wind13 mph W

Humidity71%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point7°C

Tue, 06October

+10°..12°

Wed, 07October

+9°..11°

Thu, 08October

+9°..11°

Fri, 09October

+9°..13°

Sat, 10October

+9°..10°

Sun, 11October

+8°..10°

Mon, 12October

+8°..13°

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+12°	+10°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+12°	+12°	+12°	+12°	+12°	+11°	+10°
Feels like	12°C	9°C	9°C	10°C	10°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	10°C	9°C
Pressure, hPa	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1015	1016
Wind, mph	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	10	8	9
Humidity, %	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	72%	74%	82%
Precipitation	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm
Visibility	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+10°	+10°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+10°	+11°	+11°	+10°	+10°	+9°	+9°
Feels like	8°C	8°C	7°C	6°C	7°C	8°C	10°C	10°C	9°C	9°C	7°C	7°C
Pressure, hPa	1015	1014	1014	1013	1013	1012	1012	1012	1012	1013	1014	1015
Wind, mph	7	8	8	9	7	10	11	11	9	6	7	8
Humidity, %	86%	85%	90%	92%	89%	81%	76%	72%	74%	76%	81%	80%
Precipitation	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0mm	0mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0mm	0mm	0mm
Visibility	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	4.6 mi	5.1 mi	4.7 mi	5.4 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+9°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+10°	+10°	+11°	+11°	+10°	+10°	+10°
Feels like	7°C	7°C	7°C	7°C	7°C	8°C	9°C	10°C	10°C	9°C	9°C	9°C
Pressure, hPa	1016	1016	1017	1017	1018	1018	1018	1017	1014	1012	1008	1004
Wind, mph	10	9	9	9	7	7	4	1	6	12	13	19
Humidity, %	78%	80%	84%	86%	87%	79%	72%	69%	64%	74%	78%	82%
Precipitation	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0.7mm	1.9mm
Visibility	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	1.9 mi	2.1 mi

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+11°	+11°	+12°	+12°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+10°	+10°	+9°
Feels like	10°C	11°C	12°C	12°C	10°C	10°C	10°C	10°C	10°C	10°C	7°C	7°C
Pressure, hPa	1000	997	995	994	995	995	995	995	994	993	993	993
Wind, mph	20	15	11	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	11	10
Humidity, %	88%	91%	93%	92%	83%	79%	81%	80%	84%	85%	84%	87%
Precipitation	0.8mm	0.1mm	1.8mm	0.3mm	0mm	0.2mm	0.3mm	0.4mm	0.3mm	0.4mm	0mm	0.1mm
Visibility	3.3 mi	4.1 mi	3.0 mi	4.0 mi	6.2 mi	4.4 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	3.7 mi	6.2 mi	5.3 mi

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+9°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+10°	+10°	+10°	+10°	+10°	+9°	+9°
Feels like	7°C	7°C	7°C	7°C	7°C	8°C	8°C	9°C	9°C	8°C	8°C	8°C
Pressure, hPa	992	992	991	991	992	993	994	996	997	995	995	995
Wind, mph	8	7	5	7	7	6	9	11	11	11	11	11
Humidity, %	91%	91%	91%	92%	90%	83%	81%	80%	79%	80%	80%	80%
Precipitation	0.2mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.3mm	0.5mm	0.5mm	0.3mm	0.3mm	0.3mm
Visibility	6.0 mi	5.9 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	6.2 mi	5.1 mi	4.4 mi	5.3 mi	—	—	—

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+10°	+8°	+9°	+9°	+9°	+10°	+10°	+10°	+9°	+9°	+8°	+8°
Feels like	10°C	8°C	7°C	6°C	7°C	8°C	9°C	9°C	8°C	7°C	7°C	8°C
Pressure, hPa	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010	1010
Wind, mph	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Humidity, %	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%	66%
Precipitation	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm
Visibility	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

Temperature	+11°	+12°	+12°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+11°	+12°	+12°	+12°	+13°	+13°
Feels like	11°C	12°C	11°C	10°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	11°C	12°C	12°C	12°C
Pressure, hPa	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008	1008
Wind, mph	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Humidity, %	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Precipitation	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm
Visibility	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Detailed hourly forecast

Sun and moon today

Day length — 11 h 5 min

Sunrise — 07:27

Sunset — 18:32

Sunrise and sunset in local time (Europe/London)

Waning crescent, 23%

Sunrise — —

Sunset — —

Climate and weather in Kirkwall month by month

The average annual temperature in Kirkwall is +8.5°. The warmest month is August (daytime average +13.9°), the coldest is February (overnight average +4°). About 1029 mm of rain falls each year, most of it in November (125 mm). Figures are 60-year climate averages with records from 66 years of observations.

Month	Day	Night	Rainfall	Wet days	Record high	Record low
January	+6.8°	+4.3°	112 mm	21	+12.8° (2020)	-4.8° (1984)
February	+6.3°	+4°	83 mm	16	+12.4° (2019)	-4.4° (2021)
March	+6.8°	+4.3°	86 mm	18	+15.4° (2022)	-3.6° (2001)
April	+7.7°	+5.3°	56 mm	13	+18.2° (2025)	-2.1° (1968)
May	+9.6°	+7.2°	49 mm	11	+19.4° (2024)	+0.6° (2019)
June	+11.7°	+9.4°	55 mm	11	+22.5° (2024)	+4.2° (1975)
July	+13.4°	+11.2°	62 mm	13	+22.4° (2019)	+6.3° (2015)
August	+13.9°	+11.7°	71 mm	14	+22.6° (2022)	+6° (2007)
September	+12.9°	+10.7°	96 mm	16	+24.1° (2023)	+4.8° (1974)
October	+11.1°	+8.9°	119 mm	20	+17.6° (2025)	+1.7° (1973)
November	+8.8°	+6.5°	125 mm	21	+15.7° (2022)	-1.2° (2010)
December	+7.5°	+5°	115 mm	21	+13.2° (2025)	-2.9° (1985)