- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport31 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Birsay Bay
Birsay Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Brough Head and Brough of Birsay.
Photos of Birsay Bay
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Birsay Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Birsay Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 31 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 354 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birsay Bay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Rousay Island 18 kmE
- Wyre Island 21 kmE
- Gairsay Island 21 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 20 kmS
25–60 km410 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
- Eday Island 32 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmNE
60–100 km312 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 86 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands1.6 km E
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands1.8 km E
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Marwick Village, Orkney Islands3.5 km S
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands5.4 km SE
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands5.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Brough of Birsay Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km NW
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km SE
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.9 km E
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Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km S -
Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands6 km S
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Loop of Crooie Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.4 km E
Sources & licences
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