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Natural site

Cumminess Bay

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 58°58′13″ N 3°14′32″ W

Map showing the location of Cumminess Bay Cumminess Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Stromness
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
EOI Eday Airport36 km

About Cumminess Bay

Cumminess Bay is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Ireland and Hamla Voe.

Climate of Cumminess Bay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (136 mm)
Driest month
May (57 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 Cumminess Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)118901056957596679108126136124

How to get to Cumminess Bay

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmeast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 36 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 351 kmsouth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stromness Village, Orkney Islands
    3.2 km W
  • Clouston Village, Orkney Islands
    1.4 km NE
  • Ireland Village, Orkney Islands
    1.7 km E
  • Cairston Village, Orkney Islands
    1.9 km W
  • Navershaw Village, Orkney Islands
    2.4 km W
  • Stenness Village, Orkney Islands
    2.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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