Bay of Skaill, United Kingdom — Map and nearby sights

About Bay of Skaill

Bay of Skaill is a natural site. Location: United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Vady and Egilsay.

Photos of Bay of Skaill

Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bay of Skaill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (129 mm)
Driest month: May (53 mm)

7° 3°

6° 2°

7° 3°

8° 4°

11° 6°

13° 8°

14° 10°

15° 10°

13° 9°

11° 7°

9° 5°

8° 4°

Jan

112

Feb

87

Mar

99

Apr

67

May

53

Jun

55

Jul

61

Aug

74

Sep

104

Oct

120

Nov

129

Dec

119

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

Climate of Bay of Skaill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	7°	8°	11°	13°	14°	15°	13°	11°	9°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	112	87	99	67	53	55	61	74	104	120	129	119

How to get to Bay of Skaill

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 228 km to the south.

Airports

Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 11 kmnortheast
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmsouth
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Skaill

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 535 natural sites, 211 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

Shapinsay Island 11 kmS
Rousay Island 6 kmNW
Eday Island 10 kmNE
Papa Westray Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km263 places

Hoy Island 39 kmSW
Flotta Island 36 kmS
Hesta Head Natural site 40 kmS
Ward Holm Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km215 places

Clett Island 68 kmSW
Glass Islands Island 89 kmSW
Garbh-eilean Island 87 kmSW
Fair Isle Island 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Brinian Village, Orkney Islands
3.3 km SW
Sourin Village, Orkney Islands
3.7 km NW
Frotoft Village, Orkney Islands
5.8 km W
West Side Village, Orkney Islands
7.9 km NE
Wasbister Village, Orkney Islands
8.2 km NW
Redland Village, Orkney Islands
8.8 km SW

Bay of Skaill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bay of Vady Natural site, United Kingdom
0.8 km S
Egilsay Island, Orkney Islands
0.7 km NE
Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands
2.4 km N
Wyre Island, Orkney Islands
3.6 km SW
Bay of Roeness Natural site, United Kingdom
2.4 km N
Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands
3.4 km NW
Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
4.4 km N
Scock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
4.2 km N