- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport43 km
About Hoy Mouth
Hoy Mouth is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Breck Ness and Sel Wick.
Photos of Hoy Mouth
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hoy Mouth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · 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) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Hoy Mouth
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 43 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 57 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 348 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hoy Mouth
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 793 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km206 places
- Hoy Island 12 kmS
- Flotta Island 19 kmSE
- Switha Island 23 kmSE
- Risa Island 14 kmSE
25–60 km435 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmE
- Rousay Island 31 kmNE
- Eday Island 42 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 52 kmNE
60–100 km484 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 71 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 75 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km S
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
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Top of Hellia Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km SW
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SE
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Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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