Bay of Kirkwall
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°00′00″ N 2°57′00″ W
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport5 km
- EOI Eday Airport24 km
About Bay of Kirkwall
Bay of Kirkwall is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Weyland and Thieves Holm.
Photos of Bay of Kirkwall
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Kirkwall
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Bay of Kirkwall
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 5 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 5 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 24 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Kirkwall
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 619 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km335 places
- Shapinsay Island 7 kmNE
- Rousay Island 19 kmN
- Eday Island 23 kmNE
- Flotta Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km265 places
- Hoy Island 26 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmN
- Clett Island 54 kmSW
- The Wart Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km304 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 94 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 93 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Weyland Natural site, Scotland0.9 km S
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Car Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Bay of Carness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Bay of Berstane Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Orkney Islands Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km E
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SE
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Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km W
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km NW
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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