- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport10 km
- EOI Eday Airport27 km
About Damsay
Damsay is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Grimbister and Bay of Firth.
Photos of Damsay
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Damsay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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).
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| 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° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
How to get to Damsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 10 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 10 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 60 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Damsay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 646 natural sites, 249 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km335 places
- Hoy Island 21 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 12 kmNE
- Rousay Island 19 kmN
- Flotta Island 19 kmS
25–60 km269 places
- Eday Island 26 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 40 kmN
- Auskerry Island 29 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 26 kmS
60–100 km329 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 92 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Grimbister Island, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Bay of Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Keelylang Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3 km S
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Hill of Heddle Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km W
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Orkney Islands Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Ward of Redland Mountain, Orkney Islands5.5 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands12 km NE -
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands11 km NE -
Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.9 km E
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Holm of Groundwater Island, Orkney Islands5.2 km S
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands12 km NE -
Loch of Kirbister Lake, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
Sources & licences
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