- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport15 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport41 km
About Burness
Burness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 11 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Burness Peninsula and Roos Wick.
Climate of Burness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Burness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 240 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 41 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 97 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 240 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 315 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 373 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burness
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 495 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km172 places
- Eday Island 16 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmW
- War Ness Natural site 21 kmSW
- The Wart Island 8 kmSW
25–60 km314 places
- Shapinsay Island 31 kmSW
- Rousay Island 29 kmSW
- Flotta Island 59 kmSW
- Wyre Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km196 places
- Hoy Island 64 kmSW
- Clett Island 92 kmSW
- Switha Island 62 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burness Peninsula Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km E
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Roos Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NW
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km SW
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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