- Elevation
- 80 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport35 km
About South Ronaldsay
South Ronaldsay is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Bur Wick and Barth Wick.
Photos of South Ronaldsay
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Swona Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Wing Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Halcro Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of South Ronaldsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 124 | 114 |
How to get to South Ronaldsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 188 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 35 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 49 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 188 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 256 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 314 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from South Ronaldsay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 744 natural sites, 286 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Hoy Island 21 kmNW
- Flotta Island 11 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 3 kmNE
- Ward Holm Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km432 places
- Shapinsay Island 32 kmN
- Rousay Island 45 kmN
- Eday Island 48 kmN
- Wyre Island 39 kmN
60–100 km440 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 65 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burwick Village, Orkney Islands2.8 km S -
Sandwick Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Cleat Village, Orkney Islands3 km SE
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Liddel Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands6.5 km N
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Newbigging Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bur Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Barth Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW -
Hoston Bay Natural site, Scotland0.9 km W
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Hune Bay Natural site, Scotland1.5 km NW
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Sand Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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The Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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The Wing Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Swona Island, Orkney Islands5.9 km SW
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Flotta Island, Orkney Islands11 km NW -
Muckle Skerry Island, Orkney Islands9 km S -
Ward Hill (S. Ronaldsay) Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km NE
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands21 km NW -
Warbister Hill Island, Orkney Islands5.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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