- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport10 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Taracliff Bay and Saint Peters Pool.
Photos of Newark Bay
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Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Newark Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 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° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Newark Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 10 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 201 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 10 kmnorthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 55 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 331 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Newark Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 608 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km208 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmNW
- Flotta Island 23 kmSW
- Auskerry Island 17 kmNE
- Gairsay Island 23 kmNW
25–60 km406 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmW
- Rousay Island 32 kmNW
- Eday Island 30 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 49 kmN
60–100 km269 places
- Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 83 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 82 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 94 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km NW
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km NE
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Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands3.3 km W
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands4.1 km W
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Foubister Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Cornquoy Village, Orkney Islands6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Dingyshowe Bay Natural site, Scotland2 km W
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Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Black Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km SE
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km N
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Ward Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km N
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Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Warthill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km SW
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km NW
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.4 km NW -
Clivie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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