- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport4 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
About Sealskerry Bay
Sealskerry Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Fersness Hill and Eday.
Photos of Sealskerry Bay
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Faray George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sealskerry Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Sealskerry Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 229 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 4 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 359 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sealskerry Bay
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 511 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Shapinsay Island 14 kmS
- Rousay Island 12 kmW
- Eday Island 3 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmN
25–60 km277 places
- Hoy Island 45 kmSW
- Flotta Island 41 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 31 kmS
60–100 km190 places
- Clett Island 74 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 96 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 94 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 79 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km N
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Whitemaw Bay Natural site, United Kingdom2.2 km SE
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Ward Hill (Eday) Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Bay of Greentoft Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Fers Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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War Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km N
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Stennie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.1 km NE
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Bay of London Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km E -
Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km W -
Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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