- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport43 km
About Otters Wick
Otters Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include West Ayre and Whitemill Bay.
Climate of Otters Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Otters Wick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 240 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 43 kmsouthwest
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 240 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 315 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 373 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 395 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Otters Wick
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 499 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km153 places
- Eday Island 19 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 23 kmW
- War Ness Natural site 23 kmSW
- The Wart Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km316 places
- Shapinsay Island 33 kmSW
- Rousay Island 32 kmSW
- Wyre Island 32 kmSW
- Auskerry Island 28 kmS
60–100 km218 places
- Hoy Island 66 kmSW
- Flotta Island 61 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 60 kmSW
- Clett Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sellibister Village, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Newark Village, Orkney Islands2.4 km SE
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Rusness Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km E
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Burness Village, Orkney Islands3.5 km W
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands3.6 km SW
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands3.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
West Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Whitemill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Burness Peninsula Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Russ Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Bay of Sandquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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