- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Roana Bay
Roana Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Sandside Bay and Stack of Mustack.
Photos of Roana 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 Roana 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 16°)
- 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° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Roana Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 11 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 57 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 333 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 354 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Roana Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km200 places
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmNW
- Wyre Island 25 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 14 kmNE
- Gairsay Island 22 kmNW
25–60 km404 places
- Hoy Island 35 kmW
- Rousay Island 32 kmNW
- Eday Island 28 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 48 kmN
60–100 km236 places
- Glass Islands Island 86 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 84 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 91 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands0.8 km NW
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands5.7 km SW
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands6.3 km W
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Foubister Village, Orkney Islands7.2 km W
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands15 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Stack of Mustack Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km N
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Newark Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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Black Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
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Corn Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km NW
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Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.5 km NW -
Den Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
Sources & licences
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