- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport44 km
About Rysa Bay
Rysa Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Mill Bay and Head of the Right.
Photos of Rysa Bay
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
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Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Rysa Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 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 |
How to get to Rysa Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 201 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 44 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 266 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rysa Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 785 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km264 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmW
- Flotta Island 5 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 18 kmSE
- Switha Island 8 kmSE
25–60 km407 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmNE
- Rousay Island 37 kmN
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 58 kmN
60–100 km449 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
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Lyness Village, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Rinnigill Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Crockness Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands4.9 km S
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Wyng Village, Orkney Islands5.5 km S
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South Walls Village, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NW
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Risa Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Peat Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km E
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Thomson's Hill (Fara) Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Pegal Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km NW
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Back Burn River, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km NW
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km SE
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Pegal Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
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Lyrawa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
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Green Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km N
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Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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