Village

Quoyness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°54′20″ N 3°18′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 6 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km; EOI Eday Airport44 km

About Quoyness

Quoyness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Quoys and Mo Ness.

Photos of Quoyness

Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0
Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Quoyness

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (136 mm)
Driest month: May (57 mm)

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11° 6°

14° 8°

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Jan

118

Feb

Mar

105

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

108

Oct

126

Nov

136

Dec

124

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).

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Climate of Quoyness
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	7°	9°	11°	14°	15°	16°	14°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	118	90	105	69	57	59	66	79	108	126	136	124

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Quoyness

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 209 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmeast
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 44 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 329 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Quoyness

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 796 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

Hoy Island 6 kmS
Flotta Island 13 kmSE
Switha Island 16 kmSE
South Ronaldsay Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km433 places

Shapinsay Island 29 kmNE
Rousay Island 33 kmNE
Eday Island 43 kmNE
Papa Westray Island Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km464 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 72 kmSW
Rabbit Islands Island 75 kmSW
North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
Neave Island Island 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.5 km NW
Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.5 km NW
Bay of Creekland Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.9 km NW
Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
2 km E
Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
2.3 km W
Hoy Island, Orkney Islands
6.2 km S