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Rusness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°16′54″ N 2°27′39″ W

Map showing the location of Rusness Rusness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport20 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport44 km

About Rusness

Rusness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 4 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include West Ayre and Bay of Lopness.

Climate of Rusness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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).

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Climate of Rusness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11086976548535870100117128118

How to get to Rusness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 239 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 44 kmsouthwest
  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 239 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 315 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 373 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 395 kmsouth

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

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