- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport44 km
About Peat Bay
Peat Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Thomson's Hill (Fara) and Fara.
Photos of Peat Bay
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Peat Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Peat Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 201 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 44 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 44 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 266 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 339 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peat Bay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 776 natural sites, 295 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km272 places
- Hoy Island 7 kmW
- Flotta Island 4 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 17 kmSE
- Switha Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km401 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmNE
- Rousay Island 36 kmN
- Eday Island 43 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 58 kmN
60–100 km435 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 75 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 78 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thomson's Hill (Fara) Mountain, Orkney Islands1 km SE
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Fara Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km SE
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Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km W
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Back Burn River, Orkney Islands1.2 km S
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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Risa Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km NW
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Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km SW
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km S
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.2 km NW
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Pegal Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km NW
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Lyrawa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW
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Green Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km S
Sources & licences
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