- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport5 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Scapa Bay
Scapa Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Hesti Geo and Gaitnip Hill.
Photos of Scapa Bay
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Scapa Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Scapa Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 5 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 5 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 55 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scapa Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 651 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km341 places
- Hoy Island 21 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 12 kmNE
- Rousay Island 24 kmN
- Flotta Island 15 kmSW
25–60 km276 places
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmN
- Auskerry Island 25 kmE
- Clett Island 49 kmSW
60–100 km329 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 90 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 93 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 88 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hesti Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km W
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Gaitnip Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Bay of Deepdale Natural site, United Kingdom3.4 km SE
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Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.7 km NW
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km N
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km E
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Bay of Weyland Natural site, Scotland5 km NE
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Bay of Kirkwall Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km NE -
Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands9.4 km SW -
Keelylang Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.3 km NW
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Ve Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km SW
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands6.4 km SE
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km NE
Sources & licences
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