- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport17 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport40 km
About Bay of Brough
Bay of Brough is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Ouse Ness and Rackwick Fiold.
Photos of Bay of Brough
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Papa Westray Island Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Papa Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bay of Brough
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 Brough
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 247 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 40 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 96 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 247 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 317 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 375 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Brough
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 475 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km153 places
- Rousay Island 17 kmS
- Eday Island 18 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 5 kmNE
- Wyre Island 22 kmS
25–60 km356 places
- Hoy Island 56 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmS
- Flotta Island 55 kmS
- Auskerry Island 38 kmSE
60–100 km160 places
- Clett Island 84 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 72 kmS
- South Ronaldsay Island 61 kmS
- Fair Isle Island 79 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ouse Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Rackwick Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Cleat Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Bay of Pierowall Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km W
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Westray Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km S
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Bay of Swartmill Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Narr Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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