- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport13 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km
About Sanday Island
Sanday Island is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Little Sea and Bea Loch.
Climate of Sanday Island
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 Sanday Island
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 13 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 236 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 13 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 93 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 311 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 369 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sanday Island
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km182 places
- Eday Island 14 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 24 kmS
- War Ness Natural site 17 kmSW
25–60 km315 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmSW
- Rousay Island 27 kmW
- Flotta Island 56 kmSW
- Wyre Island 26 kmSW
60–100 km171 places
- Hoy Island 61 kmSW
- Clett Island 89 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 70 kmSW
- Lady’s Holm Island 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands0.9 km W
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands1.6 km NE
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km E
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands2.4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Bea Loch Lake, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Kettletoft Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands14 km SW -
Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands8.8 km W -
Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands10 km S -
Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands11 km S -
The Wart Island, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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