- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport11 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
About Bay of Ham
Bay of Ham is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Faraclett Head and Holm of Scockness.
Photos of Bay of Ham
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Ham
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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 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 Ham
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 11 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 11 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 359 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 377 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Ham
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 524 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km273 places
- Shapinsay Island 15 kmS
- Rousay Island 4 kmW
- Eday Island 10 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmN
25–60 km284 places
- Hoy Island 41 kmSW
- Flotta Island 39 kmS
- Auskerry Island 28 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 44 kmS
60–100 km210 places
- Clett Island 70 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 88 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km N
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Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Scock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km NE
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Bay of Roeness Natural site, United Kingdom1.6 km SE
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Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands3 km E
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands4 km W
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Egilsay Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands5.4 km NW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km SW -
Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km NW
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Saviskaill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km W
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands7 km W
Sources & licences
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