- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport10 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
About Bay of Roeness
Bay of Roeness is a natural site. Location: United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Scockness and Faraclett Head.
Climate of Bay of Roeness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 8° | 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) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Bay of Roeness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 10 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 10 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 79 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Roeness
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km288 places
- Shapinsay Island 13 kmS
- Rousay Island 5 kmW
- Eday Island 9 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmN
25–60 km270 places
- Hoy Island 41 kmSW
- Flotta Island 39 kmS
- Auskerry Island 26 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS
60–100 km207 places
- Clett Island 70 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 91 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 89 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands0.6 km W -
Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km NW -
Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km NW
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Scock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km N
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Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km NE -
Egilsay Island, Orkney Islands2 km S
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, United Kingdom2.4 km S
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Bay of Vady Natural site, United Kingdom3.2 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.1 km W
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands10 km SW -
Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands7.1 km NW
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands7.4 km W
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Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands7.4 km E
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Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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