- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport4 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport29 km
About Faray
Faray is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Faray and Fers Ness.
Climate of Faray
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Faray
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 4 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 364 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 383 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km N -
Fers Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Rusk Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE -
Cusbay Natural site, United Kingdom2.3 km NE
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Bay of Cusvie Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km NE
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Stennie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands5.5 km E -
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands13 km SW -
Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands6.4 km SW -
Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands16 km N -
Wart Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.8 km NW
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Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands9 km SW
Sources & licences
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