- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
- EOI Eday Airport45 km
About Hoy
Hoy is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 58 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Quoys and Mo Ness.
Photos of Hoy
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hoy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Hoy
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 53 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 330 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hoy
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 803 natural sites, 295 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km221 places
- Hoy Island 7 kmS
- Flotta Island 15 kmSE
- Switha Island 18 kmSE
- Risa Island 10 kmSE
25–60 km441 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmNE
- Rousay Island 33 kmNE
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km474 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 71 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 74 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Bay of Creekland Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km NE
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Round Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.3 km W
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands1.3 km NW
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
Sources & licences
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