- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Marwick Head
Marwick Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Mar Wick and Vestra Fiold.
Photos of Marwick Head
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Climate of Marwick Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 101 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Marwick Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 294 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 351 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Marwick Head
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 636 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Rousay Island 20 kmE
- Wyre Island 22 kmE
- Gairsay Island 22 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 16 kmS
25–60 km402 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
- Eday Island 34 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km352 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km S -
Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Birsay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Brough of Birsay Island, Orkney Islands4.1 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands10 km NE -
Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands5.8 km NE
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands6.2 km S
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands7 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources