- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport7 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport34 km
About Grey Head
Grey Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Calf of Eday and Pernealy Bay.
Climate of Grey Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Grey Head
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 7 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 237 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 7 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 34 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 368 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grey Head
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 481 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km229 places
- Shapinsay Island 23 kmS
- Rousay Island 19 kmSW
- Eday Island 7 kmS
- Papa Westray Island Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km310 places
- Hoy Island 55 kmSW
- Flotta Island 51 kmSW
- Auskerry Island 26 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 53 kmS
60–100 km140 places
- Clett Island 83 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 67 kmS
- Fair Isle Island 71 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km S -
Pernealy Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km SE
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Red Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Little Noup Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km W
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Bay of Carrick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Vinquoy Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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Bay of Cusvie Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Greenybrae Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km S
Sources & licences
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