- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport42 km
About Roos Wick
Roos Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Holms of Ire and Burness Peninsula.
Climate of Roos 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 Roos Wick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 242 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 42 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 98 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 242 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 316 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 375 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 395 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Roos Wick
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 496 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km173 places
- Eday Island 17 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 18 kmW
- War Ness Natural site 21 kmSW
- The Wart Island 9 kmS
25–60 km295 places
- Shapinsay Island 32 kmSW
- Rousay Island 29 kmSW
- Flotta Island 60 kmSW
- Wyre Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km216 places
- Hoy Island 64 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 60 kmS
- Clett Island 93 kmSW
- Switha Island 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burness Village, Orkney Islands2 km SE
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km SE
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands5.5 km SE
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands5.8 km SE
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands6.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holms of Ire Island, Orkney Islands0.9 km W
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Burness Peninsula Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Whitemill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
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Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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