Bay of Moaness, Orkney Islands — Elevation and map

About Bay of Moaness

Bay of Moaness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Westness and Bay of Swandro.

Photos of Bay of Moaness

Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bay of Moaness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (137 mm)
Driest month: May (56 mm)

6° 2°

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 6°

13° 8°

15° 10°

13° 8°

11° 7°

8° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

119

Feb

91

Mar

106

Apr

70

May

56

Jun

59

Jul

65

Aug

79

Sep

109

Oct

127

Nov

137

Dec

126

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

Climate of Bay of Moaness
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	9°	11°	13°	15°	15°	13°	11°	8°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	119	91	106	70	56	59	65	79	109	127	137	126

How to get to Bay of Moaness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.

Airports

Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmeast
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmsoutheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Moaness

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km269 places

Shapinsay Island 16 kmSE
Rousay Island 4 kmNE
Eday Island 18 kmE
Wyre Island 8 kmSE

25–60 km301 places

Hoy Island 35 kmS
Papa Westray Island Island 25 kmNE
Flotta Island 35 kmS
Auskerry Island 32 kmSE

60–100 km252 places

Clett Island 64 kmSW
Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
Neave Island Island 96 kmSW
Eilean Iosal Island 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Frotoft Village, Orkney Islands
3.3 km SE
Evie Village, Orkney Islands
4 km SW
Stenso Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
4.3 km SW
Wasbister Village, Orkney Islands
4.4 km N
Costa Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
4.4 km W
Georth Village, Orkney Islands
4.9 km S

Bay of Moaness

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bay of Westness Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.3 km SE
Bay of Swandro Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.5 km NW
Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
1.1 km NE
Eynhallow Island, Orkney Islands
1.7 km NW
Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
3.1 km S
Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands
2.5 km NE
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands
4.1 km NE
Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
3 km NW