- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
- EOI Eday Airport45 km
About Pegal Bay
Pegal Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Pegal Head and Risa.
Photos of Pegal 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 Pegal 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 Pegal Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 202 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 45 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 267 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 324 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 340 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pegal Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 785 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km259 places
- Hoy Island 5 kmW
- Flotta Island 6 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 19 kmSE
- Switha Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km412 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmNE
- Rousay Island 36 kmN
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km448 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 74 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 77 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 72 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km N
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Risa Island, Orkney Islands0.8 km E
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Lyrawa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km N
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Pegal Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.3 km W
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Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Pegal Burn River, Orkney Islands0.3 km W
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Green Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km N
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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