Village

Hurliness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°47′05″ N 3°14′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 7 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport37 km

About Hurliness

Hurliness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include The Witter and North Bay.

Photos of Hurliness

Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Aith Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Hurliness

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (130 mm)
Driest month: May (56 mm)

7° 2°

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9° 4°

11° 6°

14° 8°

15° 10°

16° 10°

14° 9°

12° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

114

Feb

Mar

102

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

103

Oct

121

Nov

130

Dec

119

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).

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Climate of Hurliness
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	7°	9°	11°	14°	15°	16°	14°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	114	87	102	65	56	56	64	76	103	121	130	119

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hurliness

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 37 kmsouth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 258 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 315 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 331 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hurliness

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 872 natural sites, 311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

Hoy Island 8 kmNW
Flotta Island 9 kmNE
Hesta Head Natural site 19 kmE
Clett Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km428 places

Shapinsay Island 36 kmNE
Rousay Island 44 kmN
Eday Island 52 kmNE
Wyre Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km559 places

Papa Westray Island Island 66 kmN
Sanday Island Island 64 kmNE
Eilean nan Ron Island 69 kmW
Rabbit Islands Island 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands
0.3 km SW
North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.6 km NW
Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.7 km E
Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
3.4 km E
Aith Hope Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.4 km E
Gallow Tuag (South Walls) Island, Orkney Islands
2.3 km E