Village

Lyness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°50′12″ N 3°11′49″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 11 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 Airport22 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport42 km

About Lyness

Lyness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Back Burn and Head of the Right.

Climate of Lyness

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (136 mm)
Driest month: May (57 mm)

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11° 6°

14° 8°

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12° 7°

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Jan

118

Feb

Mar

105

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

108

Oct

126

Nov

136

Dec

124

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 Lyness
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	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)	118	90	105	69	57	59	66	79	108	126	136	124

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lyness

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 42 kmsouth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 264 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 321 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmsouth

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Back Burn River, Orkney Islands
1.4 km NE
Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.4 km SW
Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.3 km SE
Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.7 km NW
Ore Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.8 km S
Burn of Ore River, Orkney Islands
1.2 km S