- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport7 km
- EOI Eday Airport34 km
About Bay of Legrow
Bay of Legrow is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Ayre and St Mary's Bay.
Photos of Bay of Legrow
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Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bay of Legrow
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).
Show values as a table
| 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 Legrow
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 7 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 201 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 7 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 50 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 270 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 328 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 347 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Legrow
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 651 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Hoy Island 23 kmW
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmN
- Flotta Island 14 kmSW
- Wyre Island 25 kmN
25–60 km341 places
- Rousay Island 31 kmN
- Eday Island 33 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 51 kmN
- War Ness Natural site 28 kmN
60–100 km337 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 94 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 60 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St Mary's Village, Orkney Islands0.6 km W
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Saint Mary's Village, Orkney Islands0.7 km NW
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Nether Button Village, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Northtown Village, Orkney Islands3.3 km S
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands10 km N -
Hillside Village, Orkney Islands4.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km SW
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St Mary's Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km S
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Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Bay of Sandber Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km SW
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km W
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Lamb Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km SE
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Italian Chapel Attraction, Orkney Islands1.3 km SE
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Glimps Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Burray Haas Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km SE
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Northtown Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km S
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Warthill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km E
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Bay of Cornquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.1 km N
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Gaitnip Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6 km NW
Sources & licences
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