- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport15 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport34 km
About Sanday Sound
Sanday Sound is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Papa Stronsay and Tres Ness.
Photos of Sanday Sound
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Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sanday Sound
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 Sound
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 229 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 34 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 87 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 362 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 384 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sanday Sound
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 473 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Eday Island 15 kmW
- Auskerry Island 17 kmS
- War Ness Natural site 16 kmW
- The Wart Island 9 kmNW
25–60 km367 places
- Hoy Island 58 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmSW
- Rousay Island 30 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 29 kmNW
60–100 km142 places
- Clett Island 86 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 66 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 64 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 61 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Whitehall Village, Orkney Islands6.9 km SW
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Whitehall Village Village, Orkney Islands7 km SW
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands7.3 km NW
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands7.5 km N
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands8.2 km N
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands8.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Tres Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Grice Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
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Odness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km NW
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Holm of Odness Island, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Els Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km NW
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km SW -
Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands10 km S -
Huip Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km SW
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Grunavi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.4 km NW
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Russ Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km N
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Scuthi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands11 km NW
Sources & licences
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