- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
- EOI Eday Airport37 km
About Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a historic site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Row Head and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of Skara Brae
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Skara Brae
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 101 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Skara Brae
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 28 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 37 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skara Brae
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 689 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km198 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmS
- Rousay Island 22 kmNE
- Wyre Island 23 kmE
- Gairsay Island 22 kmE
25–60 km379 places
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
- Eday Island 36 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmNE
- Flotta Island 28 kmSE
60–100 km421 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 79 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 83 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 64 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Gyran Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km SE
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km NE
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Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Garthna Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km N
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Orkney Islands
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Ring of Brogar Historic site, Orkney Islands8.7 km SE
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Standing Stones of Stenness Landmark, Orkney Islands10 km SE
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Maeshowe Landmark, Orkney Islands11 km SE
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Cava Lighthouse Landmark, Orkney Islands21 km SE -
Italian Chapel Attraction, Orkney Islands32 km SE -
Quanterness Historic site, Orkney Islands21 km E
Sources & licences
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