- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport7 km
- EOI Eday Airport21 km
About Car Ness
Car Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Thieves Holm and Bay of Carness.
Photos of Car Ness
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gairsay See above · 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 Car Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Car Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 7 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 7 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 21 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 63 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 360 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Car Ness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 597 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km342 places
- Shapinsay Island 5 kmNE
- Rousay Island 18 kmN
- Eday Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km251 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 37 kmN
- Hesta Head Natural site 26 kmS
- Clett Island 56 kmSW
60–100 km285 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 96 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 100 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 95 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Bay of Carness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Kirkwall Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Helliar Holm Island, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Bay of Weyland Natural site, Scotland2.9 km S
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km SE
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km NW
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SE
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Bay of Furrowend Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources