- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport10 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
About Egilsay
Egilsay is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Scockness and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of Egilsay
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Egilsay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Egilsay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 10 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 229 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 10 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 78 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 357 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Egilsay
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 532 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km305 places
- Shapinsay Island 12 kmS
- Rousay Island 6 kmW
- Eday Island 9 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 22 kmN
25–60 km258 places
- Hoy Island 40 kmSW
- Flotta Island 37 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 41 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 31 kmSE
60–100 km212 places
- Clett Island 68 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 88 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, United Kingdom0.7 km SW
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Bay of Vady Natural site, United Kingdom1.2 km S
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
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Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km N -
Bay of Roeness Natural site, United Kingdom2 km N
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW -
Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands9.3 km NE -
Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands12 km S -
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands7.7 km S
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands6.9 km S
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands11 km NE
Sources & licences
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